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When inheritance breaks up: the estate problem in polygamous families in Senegal

In Senegal, the issue of succession is as sensitive as it is very little discussed. It becomes particularly complex in polygamous families, where the disappearance of the father of the family – often the only landmark and owner of the heritage – triggers a wave of shock. Disputes, tensions, divisions and even extreme insecurity: all these realities ...

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France and its glass ceiling: when the social elevator encounters an invisible barrier

In France, the republican promise of equal opportunities too often encounters an invisible barrier: the glass ceiling. Heritability of the mechanisms of social reproduction of the Ancien Régime, reinforced by Parisian centralism and aggravated by racial or cultural discrimination, this phenomenon prevents brilliant talents – both from immigration and from ...

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When faith becomes business: the boom of « revival churches » in Africa and the drifts of a social phenomenon

Between spiritual quest and religious market In Africa, religion has always been central to social life. Faith, whether Christian, Muslim or from traditional beliefs, has shaped societies, inspired struggles of independence, cemented solidarity and provided a moral foundation. Yet, for the past 30 years, a new phenomenon...

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The fast bus: Dakarian masterpiece of mechanical survival

The Patriarch of the streets Once upon a time, in the fast-paced urban jungle of Dakar, an old lord of bitumes. He was neither king nor marabout nor even elected municipal. No. He, his throne, was an old seat in torn skai, and his kingdom stretched from Kur Massar to Ngor. It was simply called the fast bus. ...

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Reinventing education in Senegal: turning a legacy into an asset for the future

Should education, the cornerstone of any development, focus on the formation of enlightened minds or meet the immediate needs of the economy? In Senegal, this debate remained latent. By maintaining, after independence, the system inherited from French colonization, strongly focused on humanities, without any significant changes, the country has produced an intellectual elite rich in ...

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Fortune breakfasts and precarious dinners: a window on hidden poverty in Dakar

In Dakar, from the first lights of the day, a discreet ballet is played in almost every popular neighborhood. Men, women, sometimes even children, come out of their homes, walk to the corner shop and come out with a small piece of buttered or tuna-filled bread, accompanied by a cup of ...

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Senegal: Mentalities and behaviour: the hidden face of underdevelopment

Man at the heart of development « It is not gold mines that develop a country, but men who know how to manage them with intelligence, rigour and solidarity. » This truth, often overlooked, is yet universal. The development of a country depends not only on its natural resources, nor even on its infrastructure, but above all ...

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