The New Type of Senegalese under construction: Fadel Barro and Aliou Sane on Yenamarrisme after Wade

• Published in: African studies quarterly Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 13 - 32
• Main Author: Nelson, Sarah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Gainesville Center for African Studies 01.03.2014; African Studies Quarterly
• Subjects: Africa; African Cultural Groups; Barro, Fadel; Citizen participation; Citizens; Diaspora; Elections; Electoral College; Interviews; Journalists; Philosophers; Philosophy; Political activism; Political activity; Political institutions; Political Movements; Presidential elections; Presidents; Sane, Aliou; Sané, Aliou; Senegal; Social Change; Social mobilization; Social movements; Wade, Abdoulaye; Youth and politics; Youth Movements; Senegal
• ISSN: 2152-2448; 1093-2658; 2152-2448

Senegal's Y'en a Marre movement, formed in early 2011, was instrumental in mobilizing the nation's population, and especially its youth, to participate in the 2012 presidential election and to prevent the incumbent president from hijacking the political institutions and electoral process in order to remain in power. Since the 2012 election, far from evaporating, Y'en a Marre has pursued a broader agenda of projects in support of its objective of fostering an 'NTS'. The NTS agenda proceeds from the understanding that strong national institutions can only be founded on a society of responsible and engaged citizens who act with integrity and expect the same from their leaders. Barro and Sane explain Y'en a Marre's strategies for social change in Senegal; the growing number of affiliated groups in Africa and among the diaspora in Europe and America; the concrete steps they are taking to realize their plans; and their vision for the future of the movement, the nation, and the continent. Adapted from the source document.