“It’s painful…”: Rox la Chancelière’s ordeal and her children in distress

Rokhaya Fall, known as Rox la Chancelière, is serving a six-month prison sentence at Camp pénal while legal proceedings remain ongoing. Her friend, artist Alioune Diagne, who visits her every Tuesday, says she is trying to stay upbeat but is concerned about her health, including blurred vision in one eye that may require surgery when she returns to Germany. He says she complains about the heat and was reportedly moved temporarily to Rufisque prison because his visits were considered too frequent. The difficulties facing her two sons, who remained in Senegal after their father died, add to her distress.