# Senegal slave trade heritage preservation

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/senegal-slave-trade-heritage-preservation
> Updated: 2026-08-22T10:55:46.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

Historical sites in Senegal related to the transatlantic slave trade are facing preservation challenges due to physical degradation. In Saint-Louis, historians have raised concerns regarding the loss of physical traces of the trade, specifically following the collapse of a facade on a two-century-old former slave warehouse. This building, constructed between 1822 and 1825 by the company Maurel et Prom, served as a site where an estimated 10,000 enslaved people transitioned through annually during the 18th century.

While Gorée Island remains a major symbolic landmark and a UNESCO World Heritage site used for commemoration, the decay of structures in Saint-Louis highlights the ongoing struggle to maintain these vital centers of memory and heritage.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-22: Senegal's slave trade heritage sites face preservation challenges

Senegal's historical slave trade sites, including Gorée Island and Saint-Louis, serve as critical centers for memory, though physical landmarks in Saint-Louis face structural decay.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/senegals-slave-trade-heritage-sites-face-preservation-challenges

### 2026-08-19: Saint-Louis, Senegal: Historical traces of slave trade vanish

Historical traces of the transatlantic slave trade are disappearing in Saint-Louis, Senegal, as a 200-year-old slave warehouse faces structural collapse and decay.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/saint-louis-senegal-historical-traces-of-slave-trade-vanish

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Cite as: Senegal slave trade heritage preservation. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/senegal-slave-trade-heritage-preservation