Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Senegalese political activist Ousmane Tounkara, his family and support committee, hosted a Thank you Barbecue on June 6, 2021 at Morningside Park in Harlem. The very-well-attended gathering was a day of celebration for children and … Read More
Senegalese political activist Ousmane Tounkara was released from immigration custody on the afternoon of May 24, 2021 after a more than two-month battle with the US Department of Homeland Security. Tounkara ended up in the hands of immigration after an … Read More
Members of the Senegalese Diaspora will hold another rally at the US Immigration Court on Varick Street on May 11, 2021 to show support to political activist Ousmane Tounkara scheduled for a hearing at 1 p.m. Political activist Ousmane Tounkara … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Senegalese American youth gathered at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building in Harlem on March 12, 2021 in solidarity with the Senegalese opposition back home. They remembered the lives lost during the protests … Read More
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was released on March 8, 2021 from a detention his lawyer is said should not have exceeded 48 hours. Sonko was arrested on March 3, 2021 on his way to court to respond to rape … Read More
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell Sunu Thiossane Youth Development Agency hosted its 5th Annual Screening and Dinner fundraiser on May 13 at BAM Fisher in Brooklyn. The evening started with a screening of Larabilaran: Le Talibé et Moi, a film … Read More
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell The Senegalese community of New York City celebrated 57 years of independence at the headquarters of the Association of Senegalese in America in Harlem on April 4, 2017. Several government officials from the Permanent Mission … Read More
L-R: A Senegalese citizen voting in Harlem By Isseu Diouf Campbell Senegalese citizens are going back to the polls on March 25, 2012, for the second round of the presidential elections opposing incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade and former president of … Read More
L-R: Honorees Sokhna Oumou Sy, Rama Dial, and friends By Isseu Diouf Campbell The Senegalese Association of America honored on March 11, 2012, ten members of the Senegalese Diaspora for their dedication to community service. The ceremony took place in … Read More
Counting the votes in polling station number 4 By Isseu Diouf Campbell Thousands of Senegalese citizens converged yesterday towards Wadleigh school, one of New York’s voting centers located in Harlem, to elect the next president of the West African country … Read More
