The President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, made a comment a couple of years ago about offering land and repatriation to Haitians who wanted to return to Senegal. Just off the coast of Dakar is Gorée Island, which was one of the main holding sites for slaves headed to the Americas during the slave trade. Therefore, many Haitians are thought to have ancestors in Senegal. The recent earthquake in Haiti have made Wade's offer very pertinent now. Below I've attached an article from the Washington Post about Senegal's connection to Haiti.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/16/AR2010011602048.html
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