SENEGAL – INFORMATION / MARCH 2021

Senegal is a former French colony that achieved independence in 1960. Its first president was Leopold Sedar Senghor (Socialist Party of Senegal). The constitution enshned the country as a democratic republic with separation of powers. Source: El País. A demonstrators raises a Senegalese flag during protests against the Government, last 5th in...

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WORLD WATER DAY

World Water Day is celebrated annually on March 22 as a means to focus attention on the importance of water and the defense of sustainable management of water resources. The United Nations General Assembly designated March 22, 1993 as the first World Water Day, after its celebration...

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WORLD POETRY DAY

In Africa, the history of oral tradition has maintained the richness of the story, of the spoken tale, of the poetic recital to give voice to the existential mysteries, of life and of death. When talking about Senegalese poetry it is called Léopold Sédar Senghor, the poet who sang blackness. His poetry, symbolist, was based on singing...

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WOMEN'S DAY

The reality of Senegalese women, as in most African countries, plays a distinctly secondary role. In rural communities this fact is much more accentuated and organized in associations, they are dedicated to the harvesting of vegetables and legumes in order to provide financial aid to their families, as well as improve their diet. In addition, they take care of...

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