Mody Niang: Seydi Gassama and Waly Diouf Bodiang hail a “great patriot”

Mody Niang died on Saturday, October 17, 2026, prompting tributes in Senegal. Seydi Gassama, executive director of Amnesty International Senegal, described him as an upright and demanding man, particularly toward those managing public funds, and offered condolences to his family and the nation. Waly Diouf Bodiang, a Pastef member and former director general of the Port of Dakar, hailed him as a great patriot who did not live to see the Senegal he had hoped for. The body is due to be taken from Dakar’s Hôpital Principal before burial in Koki; condolences will be received on October 18 at Cité Mbackiyou Faye in Mamelles.