Dakar
Overview
Dakar was founded a few days after the server opened by PolkadotBlueBear. It was quickly joined by many former citizens of PolkadotBlueBear's EMC 1.0 town of Alania and a few others. It plans on being a shining beacon of modern majesty on the West Coast of Africa.
History
Building Dakar
Very Early + Founding
Dakar was founded after a few days of the servers opening and slowly started growing, claiming the peninsula and then slowly claiming inland. It was decided that the higher-ranking citizens would share everything, leading to communal arrangements and no private chests among the higher-ranking citizens. This led to interesting arrangements and lessened the building on private housing so instead they could focus on more major projects. During the beginning of Dakar it was attacked by the self-proclaimed "Vikings" SoClose_ and Lapix__, who can and laid siege to Dakar before being fought off by PolkadotBlueBear, PolkadotMonkey, and FoxFantastic; or as SoClose_ called it, "the Zoo".
Southern Expansion
Dakar expanded, claiming many chunks around to give itself more land. Roadways were made connecting it to nearby towns and railways were built. Dakar also started building the Dakar Arena for future events such as the planned Dakar Rally Long-Distance Running Race. It also joined Mali, seeking community and connections on top of a nation-bonus. However it struggled with the decline of Mali and as Mali lost part of its nation bonus Dakar came under pressure to either invite more people, or get a different nation.
Mauritanian Period
Northern Expansion
Dakar decided to get a new nation, and joined Mauritania. With it Dakar started claiming northwards to Saint-Louis and helped the region develop, helping to fund a town in Mauritania while building more railways from the Dakar Terminus and cleaning up and surrounding countryside of random blocks. Dakar settled down expanding for a bit as Mauritania lost its large nation bonus but Dakar focused on industrial activities.
Redeveloping
Dakar built more, expanding the evolving downtown and focused on industrial projects such as kelp farming. The total population declined though as former citizens left to pursue their own ambitions.
Subdivisions and Architecture
Dakar is comprised of four distinct districts. Each ones varies in size and some have been finished while others are still being built.
Dakar - Old Town
The Old Town on the peninsula with the Assembly Chamber (for the city-wide People's Assembly), Museums, and Fort Dakar. Built in a colourful colonial style. The Dakar harbour, to the south, was decorated kindly by WyWall.
Dakar - New Town
The New Town is comprised of usually modern buildings, including the Bank of Africa and the Dakar Terminus, the ending of the Dakar-Sahel, the Trans-Sahara, the Noland, and the Dakar Local lines. To the south there is also the Dakar Arena, a fitting venue for any sport.The main industrial, residential, and commercial buildings are all located in the New Town.
Niumi (Barra)
Niumi is a trading fort on the northern bank of the Gambia River, it is surrounded by a few buildings and forms a small sheltered community on the mouth of the Gambia. Between Niumi and the New Town is the Saloum River Park, a nature preserve maintaining natural old-growth forests.
Saint-Louis
Saint-Louis is towards the north of Dakar, at the mouth of the Senegal River. It is under construction and features the Al-Iihsan Mosque, the oldest Religious site in Dakar and the first Mosque in Africa. Saint-Louis is also home to the Imam-Mufti of Senegal, the leader of Islam in Africa.
Rosso
Not much yet
Notable People
There is only one notable, and only of minor fame, in Dakar presently.
- PolkadotBlueBear, Mod and Mayor of Alania on EMC 1.0
Government
The town is run communally under the guidance of PolkadotBlueBear, however many players all work together also and share power within the town. The government of Dakar is best described as a Marxist-Communist-Utopia, where everyone has power and shares most everything. Actual power is invested jointly in the People's Assembly of Dakar, made up of all active and helpful citizens.
Political Affiliation
Dakar joined Mali, simply for claim chunks, but has faced problems with the decline of Mali. It is considered to be in Mali only temporarily. However being in a nation has its benefits, especially the /n spawn to other nations. Since Mali was inactive Dakar left Mali and joined Mauritania.
Diplomacy
Dakar was an early member of the African Union and it's only City-State until it left due to the increasing militarism of the AU. Even though Dakar has been both a City-State, in Mali, and later in Mauritania, they seek to remain independent diplomatically and overall helpful. Dakar strives for better connections among African towns and nations. Dakar also has built connections with their neighbors to the north and west separately in order to better bring about peace to the region.
PolkadotMonkey and PolkadotBlueBear work closely together in Dakar and in PolkadotMonkey's town of Reims. Both have perms to build at each others town and both are funded jointly at times.