{
  "id": 2360727,
  "title": "In Senegal's Saint-Louis, traces of slave-trading past fade away",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/in-senegals-saint-louis-traces-of-slave-trading-past-fade-away",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T09:50:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260821-in-senegal-s-saint-louis-traces-of-slave-trading-past-fade-away"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A dilapidated two-century-old building in Saint-Louis, Senegal bears testament to the island's little-known past as part of the transatlantic slave trade, the traces of which are quickly and quietly disappearing from view. Located in the country's north, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Senegal River, the island is rarely mentioned in the history of the slave trade, even though it was a hub…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "In Senegal’s Saint-Louis, traces of slave-trading past fade away",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/in-senegals-saint-louis-traces-of-slave-trading-past-fade-away",
        "published": "2026-08-20T13:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}