Open Mike presented by Tamsier Joof (Tuesday, 17th May 2016)

Open Mike is a no-holds-barred talk show where you, the listener sets the agenda.Call the show 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 in 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 presenting. 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 : Tuesday, 17th May 2016

Time : 22:00 PM - 00:00AM

Presenter :  Tamsier Joof 

Source language :  Wolof 

Subjects covered : Open. Other topics : 

• The Senegalese government agreed to release CFA 2.25 billion to finance the 2016 - 2017 agricultural programme. Tamsier wants to know whether this will benefit the small scale Seereer/Senegalese farmer or big business. 
• The Mauritanian Supreme Court released the human rights and anti slavery campaigner  Biram Dah Abeid after jailing him for two years for founding an illegal organisation (IRA)  - an organisation founded to fight against slavery. Why hasn't the 15 remaining West African states, ECOWAS or the African Union taken the necessary steps to end slavery in Mauritania?
• Latest about the Gambia political situation, detentions and demonstrations against Yahya Jammeh's regime. 

Radio program : Open Mike

Radio station : Seereer Radio

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

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) and Seereer Radio

Date of recording : Tuesday, 17th May 2016

Medium : Audio recording

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Websites :

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

Seereer Radio - www.seereerradio.com