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The new age of diplomacy under the Trump administration
The recent White house visit of South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has sparked a lot of incredulity around the world. The African leader quickly…
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The Prime Minister betrays the spirit of the Republic
There are gestures that, beneath the apparent neutrality of human decency, reveal deep fractures in the moral architecture of a state. When a Prime…
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National Dialogue: cut and paste formula
« Letter to President Diomaye: Let’s save time, let’s move on from the Conferences of Distraction! » This is the title of the contribution I authored…
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The great joke of the AES men in uniform
In March 2024, in the journal Global Africa, political scientist Abdoul Karim Saidou published an article entitled « Democracy and Insecurity in the Sahel: An…
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The residue method
In our March 8, 2025 column on the « Pastéfian post-truth, » we said: « Pastef has a serious problem with the truth, which doesn’t matter to…
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American Madness: Trump, Elon Musk, and the future of American Oligarchy
The American people have had 4 years to mull it over, and 45 is now 47. This time, Donald Trump brought some powerful friends…
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The economy in agony as Sonko takes revenge
My friend Thierno Diop asked a question on his Facebook page: « More seriously, what’s new in nine months? » Everyone has their own answer, but…
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A President doesn’t lament, he acts
Let us begin by expressing our solidarity with Abou Diallo and Oumar Sow, who are now in prison for remarks that the public prosecutor…
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Barthélemy Dias, first victim of Pastef’s cynicism
The first dirty trick of this new mechanical majority of Pastef is to strip Barthélemy Toye Dias of his mandate as deputy. While the…
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Madiambal, a general does not desert
Moustapha Diakhaté has just been sentenced to two months in prison. Prosecutor Ibrahima Ndoye charged him with “insulting a group of people distinguished by…
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A thousand billion fibs from the bank of lies
Captain Haddock, Tintin’s faithful companion, often swore by « a thousand billion thousand portholes ». This expression comes from the maritime domain. Indeed, between the 17th…
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This play that has brought us so many deaths
“Mor Lam’s Bone” is a theatrical play, a tale that is both tragic and comic by Birago Diop. This play tells the story of…
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