Special Envoy Ziguinchor
At the mouth of the Casamance River, in the Atlantic Ocean, stands the old lighthouse of Dioge Island. Mutilated in the sand and bent by time, this skeleton of scrap metal now serves as a landmark, no longer for boats, but for residents; it allows them to measure the progress of the sea, which is biting the sea. more land every year. The area around the lighthouse has been under water for decades. The area is located a few tens of meters away from the huge beach of the current Dioge. In the past, many rice fields stretched here. Sulei Ndiaye saw his parents’ fields disappearing. Today he sees himself as a “soldier” facing the sea which has become “Island Enemy”. His weapons he names Bakuyashe makes them with simple wooden posts, palm leaves and old fishing nets, which he arranges in corridors perpendicular to the sea. These facilities trap the sand brought in…
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Source: Le Figaro
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.