Sep 18 2025
Ziguinchor - Niaguis agro-ecological camp: Farmers share farming techniques
Farming techniques are the focus of a week-long agro-ecological camp at the Niaguis agro-ecological center. This is the fourth edition of this activity organized by the Pan-African [...].
Sep 18 2025
Agroecology: the "We are the solution" movement strengthens training for its leaders in West Africa
The pan-African movement Nous sommes la solution, célébrons l'agriculture familiale africaine (We are the solution, let's celebrate African family farming) opened the fourth edition of its sub-regional training course in Niaguiss, Ziguinchor department, on Monday [...].
Sep 18 2025
Food sovereignty: rural women call for an agro-ecological transition
Mariama Sonko, a Senegalese rural woman and president of the pan-African movement Nous Sommes la Solution (We Are the Solution), based in Niaguiss, Ziguinchor, is sounding the alarm ahead of a forum [...].
Apr 22 2025
Mariama Sonko, the farmers' daughter who protects Senegal's seed secrets
In the Casamance region, considered to be the breadbasket of Senegal, a strong voice is being raised in defense of peasant women: that of Mariama Sonko. She is the embodiment of resistance to the [...]
May 23 2023
Mariama Sonko: the activist seeking to transform West African agriculture
Mariama Sonko is an indomitable force who has continued her work despite being shunned by her Senegalese community. Pink seashells hang from [...].

