Fight to save Senegalese capital's coast gains momentum

July 21, 2020 - Dakar, Senegal, Africa - From the top of a ladder, a Senegalese girl struggles to catch a glimpse of the beach hidden by a swanky hotel's sprawling ocean frontage - a stunt for a music video that highlights growing grassroots efforts to save Dakar's coast from hungry developers. Activists are campaigning against unchecked construction, which they say is speeding up coastal erosion, threatening the environment and blocking access to public beaches.