Mati Diop's “Atlantics”, shot in Dakar, won the Grand Prix at Cannes 2019 — a first for a Black female director in competition.
The Pink Lake owes its colour to a salt-loving alga: the water is so dense you float as in the Dead Sea.
Book the Gorée Island ferry and leave early. An eSIM helps: Yango in Dakar, Wave mobile payments accepted everywhere and offline maps towards the Sine Saloum.