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Women are fighting for more than political power in Senegal’s presidential election

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It’s presidential campaign season in Senegal’s capital city and all over town the candidates’ faces beam down at voters from posters tacked to light poles and plastered on billboards. Eighteen people are running, and at times, their images seem to blend together: a sea of older men in dark, dour suits. But one face stands out.

It’s presidential campaign season in Senegal’s capital city and all over town the candidates’ faces beam down at voters from posters tacked to light poles and plastered on billboards. Eighteen people are running, and at times, their images seem to blend together: a sea of older men in dark, dour suits. But one face stands out.

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IPU statement on violence in the Senegal Parliament

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IPU statement on violence in the Senegal Parliament

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The IPU condemns in the strongest possible terms the violence that took place in the Senegal National Assembly this week, committed by two parliamentarians, Mr. Yewi Askanwi and Mr. Moustapha Sy, against a pregnant parliamentarian, Ms. Gniby Amy Ndiaye.

The IPU condemns in the strongest possible terms the violence that took place in the Senegal National Assembly this week, committed by two parliamentarians, Mr. Yewi Askanwi and Mr. Moustapha Sy, against a pregnant parliamentarian, Ms. Gniby Amy Ndiaye.

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Politician slaps a woman MP in Senegal parliament, sparking brawlà l’Assemblée

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Politician slaps a woman MP in Senegal parliament, sparking brawlà l’Assemblée

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Tensions have grown between ruling and opposition politicians since legislative elections in July when leading coalition lost its comfortable majority.

A violent brawl broke out in Senegal’s parliament after a male opposition legislator slapped a female colleague in the face, television footage showed, amid growing acrimony between ruling and opposition party politicians.

Tensions have grown between ruling and opposition politicians since legislative elections in July when leading coalition lost its comfortable majority.

A violent brawl broke out in Senegal’s parliament after a male opposition legislator slapped a female colleague in the face, television footage showed, amid growing acrimony between ruling and opposition party politicians.

Senegal leads way on women legislators but challenges ahead

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September 12, 2022

Senegal leads way on women legislators but challenges ahead

Senegal will break new ground Monday as West Africa's largest-ever proportion of women MPs take their seats in a newly elected legislature, stirring hopes of change in a country where patriarchal laws and attitudes are entrenched.

Senegal will break new ground Monday as West Africa's largest-ever proportion of women MPs take their seats in a newly elected legislature, stirring hopes of change in a country where patriarchal laws and attitudes are entrenched.

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Inauguration UNWOMEN exhibition “African Women and Political Leadership”

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Inauguration UNWOMEN exhibition “African Women and Political Leadership”

The exhibit pays tribute to the great courage of women in a particularly difficult and patriarchal continent.

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From where I stand: “They said that a woman couldn’t run for elections… I proved them wrong”

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From where I stand: “They said that a woman couldn’t run for elections… I proved them wrong”

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Coumba Diaw is the only female Mayor in the Louga region of Senegal. She grew up listening to a rhetoric that restricted women from participating in politics and public life. But that didn’t stop her. Today she makes other elected officials aware of the importance of women’s leadership.

Coumba Diaw is the only female Mayor in the Louga region of Senegal. She grew up listening to a rhetoric that restricted women from participating in politics and public life. But that didn’t stop her. Today she makes other elected officials aware of the importance of women’s leadership.

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Aminata Touré named Prime Minister of Senegal

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Aminata Touré named Prime Minister of Senegal

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On Sunday night, Aminata Touré was named Prime Minister of Senegal. Whichever mineral flows through the veins of Aminata Touré, she has spent all of her adult life working as a human rights and women’s rights activist, who has worked in Senegal and around the world on women’s issues and, more generally, at the intersection of social and economic justice struggles.

On Sunday night, Aminata Touré was named Prime Minister of Senegal. Whichever mineral flows through the veins of Aminata Touré, she has spent all of her adult life working as a human rights and women’s rights activist, who has worked in Senegal and around the world on women’s issues and, more generally, at the intersection of social and economic justice struggles.