Open Mike presented by Tamsier Joof (Monday, 4th April 2016)

Open Mike is a no-holds-barred talk show where you, the listener sets the agenda.Call Mamadou Fall and talk about anything and everything. Callers are not screened. Want to talk about politics, economics, history, social issues affecting the Seereer people of Senegal, Gambia or Mauritania? Whatever it is, call Mamadou and make yourself heard. You can also call in to request a shoutout or dedicate a song to family and friends, or to yourself. Why not? You deserve it.

On this date, Tamsier Joof was seating in for Mamadou Fall, the regular presenter. You can listen to this show weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 23:00 pm to 1:00am. 

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Monday, 4th April 2016

Time : 23:00 PM - 1:00AM

Presenter :  Tamsier Joof 

Source language :  Wolof andEnglish

Subjects covered : Open. Other topics : 

1. Celebrations of Senegal's Independence Day : Senegal celebrated its independence today. How did you celebrate independence and what did you think about the celebrations? 

2. The Senegalese government agreed to resettle two Libyans released from Guantanamo Bay by the United States government after serving 14 years for terrorism. Tamsier would like to know : 

• what the Senegalese people have to say about this? 

• should Senegal have accepted these two men? 

• why didn’t the American government, the government which imprisoned them took them back and grant them right to remain in the U.S.? 

• why weren’t they sent back to their country of origin – Libya? 

• is it safe to have these two men running around in Senegal, considering the fact they were accused and imprisoned for acts of terrorism?

• is Senegal being used as a dumping ground by the U.S.? 

• who is going to pay for these two men other than the Senegalese people through their taxes? The Senegalese government would have to find a home for them and feed them until they are able to get back on their feet. Should Senegalese taxpayers’ money be going to these people when there are plenty of Senegalese living below the poverty line? 

Radio program : Open Mike

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Link: http://www.seereerradio.com/open-mike

Owner : The SeereerResource Centre (SRC) and Seereer Radio

Date of recording : Monday, 4th April 2016

Medium : Audio recording

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Websites :

The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) - www.seereer.org 

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