BAOBIZZ: An African Perspective on Global Issues
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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it The following article is not based on rumours or second-hand accounts, but on international judicial and institutional sources that have documented the crimes and abuses of power of the leaders cited. These sources provide evidence that the ... Read more
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... Read more
(Satire of a country that bites its tail) Here is America, theatre of illusions, where ballot papers turn into weapons against oneself.Four characters advance on stage, each grotesque in his own way, each believing that they play the role of the savior but ends up being a tragic farce: The Latino amnesia, which to close the door ... Read more
There are silences that cry louder than bombs, pains that no word can really contain. In front of our eyes, without a break in our streets, a tragedy is written every day in the flesh of women and children there on the other side of the maps. It's not a movie, nor a story... Read more
Senegal is a melody before being a nation, a living poetry woven of rhythms, colors and voices. His culture propelled like a drum that resonates in the distance, calls, gathers and bewitches. In every gesture, every song, every cloth, hides a plot of eternity, a promise of universal harmony. This heritage, both ... Read more
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. ... Read more
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 ... Read more
From the slave trade to the siphoning of African elites via chosen immigration, history seems to be repeated in other forms. As the Western world ages, Africa remains young, but risks losing its greatest strength if it does not turn its demographic asset into political and economic power. A coveted human wealth, a destiny... Read more
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 ... Read more
Even if they are not elected by the Senegalese, the choices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank weigh heavily: they affect fuel prices, model the education budget and affect electricity subsidies. Often seen sometimes as saviors, sometimes as executioners, these financial actors remain indispensable in the economic daily life of the ... Read more
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