A man carries prayer beads, a cellphone, goggles and a mask to protect against tear gas during protests in Dakar, Senegal on Feb. 22, 2012.
(Source: le-kismet)
Awadi, one of Senegal’s biggest hip-hop artists, just released a new single called “Mame Boye”
This is a really well done (and blatant!) criticism of President Abdoulaye Wade, who is currently running for a very controversial 3rd term in Senegal. Bold move, my friend. - EKF
A different, more removed and practical take on the happenings in Senegal.
(Source: aljazeera.com)
Or, as my host mom said when she called last night, “The people are refusing!” (“Ñit ñi dañu lank!”)
Anti-government protestors march past burning tires in Dakar on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
Protesters hurled rocks at police who retaliated with tear gas in Senegal’s capital Dakar on Friday after a top legal body said President Abdoulaye Wade had the right to run for a third term in elections next month.
Local television said one policeman died from head injuries after clashes in the capital Dakar.
Now is as good of a time as any to revisit Democracy in Dakar, a documentary (in Wolof, English, and French) about hip-hop culture and politics in Dakar, Senegal around the 2007 presidential elections. All episodes are available on Nomadic Wax’s Vimeo channel.
Senegal gets trounced 2-1 by Equatorial Guinea in the Africa Cup of Nations + Constitutional Court deciding whether Abdoulaye Wade can run for a 3rd term in February’s elections = It could be an interesting weekend in the Land of Hospitality. Ndank ndank over there, okay?
