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mansasulu
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 Posted - 17 Nov 2009 : 19:01:53
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8353624.stm
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"...Verily, in the remembrance of Allâh do hearts find rest..." Sura Al-Rad (Chapter 13, Verse 28)
...Gambian by birth, Muslim by the grace of Allah... |
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 17 Nov 2009 : 19:16:32
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"The land is state property and the fees to build the statue have been paid by the state... but I am the designer, the one who conceived it," said Mr Wade.
"So we should see how we share the benefits. The state will go with 65% and l shall take 35% for myself."
Did he really say the above after using about $27m (£17m) of the poor country’s resources on the monument? |
A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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kayjatta
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Posted - 18 Nov 2009 : 07:17:30
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| What is wrong with Abdoulie Wade?? Abdoulie Wade, the PhD, the economist, the lawyer, the socialist, the opposition champion we all loved; what has happened?? |
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Prince
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Posted - 18 Nov 2009 : 08:57:06
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They say, "the devil you know, is better than the angel you don't know."
Wade is a complete joke, this octogenarian also wants to change the constitution to serve his selfish pursuit of power.
I guess "the beautiful ones are not yet born." Sometimes, i tend to agree with a friend who said, "i'd rather stay with the knucklehead from kanilia than our current opposition." |
"When injustice becomes law, rebellion becomes duty." |
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 31 Dec 2009 : 15:21:28
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Senegal President Wade apologises for Christ comments
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8435805.stm
 Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has apologised to the Christian minority for comparing a controversial statue to Jesus Christ.
Archbishop of Dakar Theodore Adrien Sarr said the comments had "humiliated" Catholics, leading to angry protests by hundreds of Christian youths in Dakar.
Mr Wade made the comments after imams condemned the statue as "idolatrous".
The $27m (£16.6m) North Korean-built "African Renaissance" statue has also been criticised as a waste of money.
Senegal has a long history of tolerance between majority Muslims and the influential Christian community, who make up some 6% of the population.
But the BBC's Tidiane Sy in Dakar says there have been recent warnings that this could be at risk.
Three respected groups have called on the government to be cautious about how it handles religious issues.
President Wade sent his influential son, Karim, who is also a cabinet minister, to deliver a personal apology to Archbishop Sarr after the stone-throwing Christian youths clashed with security forces outside Dakar cathedral on Wednesday.
The archbishop had said: "We were shaken and humiliated by the comparison which the head of state made between the monument to African renaissance and the representations found in our churches."
President Wade had sought to deflect the criticism of his statue on religious grounds by comparing it to the statues of Jesus Christ found in churches.
He hopes that the statue will attract more tourists to the country but many Senegalese feel the money could be better spent.
The statue, intended to symbolise the fight against racism, was Mr Wade's idea and he says he will personally take 35% of the revenue it generates, with the rest going to the state.
When completed early in 2010, it will be bigger than the Statue of Liberty in New York. |
A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 31 Dec 2009 : 15:53:46
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ANY HOPE FOR AFRICA ?(Senegal in this case)
Dosn't really look like it does it 
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Originally posted by Momodou
"The land is state property and the fees to build the statue have been paid by the state... but I am the designer, the one who conceived it," said Mr Wade.
"So we should see how we share the benefits. The state will go with 65% and l shall take 35% for myself."
Did he really say the above after using about $27m (£17m) of the poor country’s resources on the monument?
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Edited by - toubab1020 on 31 Dec 2009 15:54:36 |
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