Woré Diaw’s death: Khalifa Sall, Dakar’s former mayor, grieves

Woré Diaw, Taxawu Sénégal’s national secretary for finance, has died. Party president Khalifa Sall paid tribute to her as a pioneer who remained faithful to the party’s ideals and struggles, saying the party had lost one of its pioneers. Diaw also served as deputy mayor of Dakar and of the Grand-Yoff municipality, and worked to defend just causes and promote community dignity. Sall described her death as a personal loss, calling her “a comrade, a sister, a friend.”