Senegal will seek a new site for the Turkish embassy after plans to built it on a pristine stretch of coastline in the capital Dakar sparked fierce protests from environmentalists and civil society groups, an official said on Tuesday. "We have agreed with the Turkish government that we will find them another site in Dakar," Souleymane Jules Diop, an advisor to President Macky Sall, told Reuters. Luxury villas, hotels and shopping centers have sprung up along Dakar's coastal road in recent years, diminishing the public spaces used by residents to relax, walk and exercise. Hemmed in by water on three sides, Dakar's population is on track to hit five million by 2025, experts say. Read More http://ift.tt/1nBuR1V
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