{"id":4640,"date":"2026-04-09T01:38:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/?p=4640"},"modified":"2026-04-09T01:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:38:34","slug":"amy-mara-of-the-diomaye-president-coalition-fires-back-at-critics-and-rebukes-maimouna-bousso-over-the-presidential-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/?p=4640","title":{"rendered":"Amy Mara of the Diomaye Pr\u00e9sident coalition fires back at critics and rebukes Ma\u00efmouna Bousso over the presidential initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-section-id=\"129ptmp\" data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"2603\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"2548\" data-end=\"2603\">Growing debate over \u201cSenegal Solidarity\u201d foundation<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2605\" data-end=\"2953\">The launch of the \u201cSenegal Solidarity\u201d foundation, led by the wives of the President, has sparked debate within Senegal\u2019s political landscape. The controversy stems from concerns raised by MP <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ma\u00efmouna Bousso<\/span><\/span>, who warned about potential opacity and lobbying risks linked to the initiative.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2955\" data-end=\"3110\">In response, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Amy Mara<\/span><\/span>, a senior figure within the ruling coalition, strongly defended the project and dismissed the criticism.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"gfpr8f\" data-start=\"3112\" data-end=\"3157\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"3116\" data-end=\"3157\">A strong defense of social commitment<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3159\" data-end=\"3309\">Amy Mara described the allegations as unfounded and inappropriate, arguing that the initiative reflects a genuine commitment to social responsibility.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3311\" data-end=\"3652\">She emphasized that the President\u2019s spouses, both highly educated, have chosen to dedicate their expertise to public service, particularly in critical sectors such as healthcare. The foundation is already involved in efforts to combat diseases like cancer, in partnership with specialized organizations.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"zwzt48\" data-start=\"3654\" data-end=\"3706\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"3658\" data-end=\"3706\">Calling for unity beyond political divisions<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3708\" data-end=\"3922\">Amid rising political tensions, Amy Mara urged stakeholders to rise above partisan disputes. She warned against allowing political rivalries to overshadow initiatives aimed at improving citizens\u2019 living conditions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3924\" data-end=\"4035\">According to her, collective efforts to address social challenges should be encouraged rather than politicized.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1a476xu\" data-start=\"4037\" data-end=\"4082\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"4041\" data-end=\"4082\">Reaffirming support despite criticism<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4084\" data-end=\"4347\">She concluded by expressing full support for the initiative and encouraged its leaders to remain focused on their mission. She also called on them not to be distracted by critics, wishing them success in their social efforts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4084\" data-end=\"4347\">\n<p data-start=\"4084\" data-end=\"4347\"><strong>Seneweb<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing debate over \u201cSenegal Solidarity\u201d foundation The launch of the \u201cSenegal Solidarity\u201d foundation, led by the wives of the President, has sparked debate within Senegal\u2019s political landscape. The controversy stems from concerns raised by MP Ma\u00efmouna Bousso, who warned about potential opacity and lobbying risks linked to the initiative. In response, Amy Mara, a senior [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,2],"tags":[81],"class_list":["post-4640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politic","category-breaking-news","tag-diomaye-president"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4640"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4642,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4640\/revisions\/4642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}