Senegal - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Senegal Index / Locations Transcripts Fatou Ba Ndiour ...I work in development projects here in Senegal . Fantastic. I'm really interested i... ...life. Tell us, what part of Senegal did you grow up in? What were some o... ...up in Dakar, which is the capital of Senegal . I am a child of a family of si... ...she felt that the public university in Senegal , they were always striking and stuf... ...were no conventions between France and Senegal to recognize each other's lawyers. So... ...it was in 2013 that I went back to Senegal . I just wanted to live there and jus... ...is your conviction and your love for Senegal . Can you just speak a little bit—tel... ...Let me tell you what I missed about Senegal when I was not in Senegal, because ... ...missed about Senegal when I was not in Senegal , because I was in France for si... ...She said she works in the US embassy in Senegal . She said she does not have a job fo... ...Fatou? Now, it's 2014. I'm back in Senegal . I've been back in Senegal, like, fo... ...I'm back in Senegal. I've been back in Senegal , like, for a year or a few months. So... ...that I was selected to represent Senegal alongside fifteen other youn... ...don't get those kinds of recognition in Senegal . The president does not care if I'... ...started—we do English in high school in Senegal . And I was very good in writte... ...I am a Mandela Washington Fellow from Senegal . I will always be grateful to you fo... ...an amount for a youth organization in Senegal . Congratulations. It's a big deal... ...It translates, like, Opportunities in Senegal . Because as I told you, I was from ... ...after the fellowship I went back to Senegal and I wrote a project for young girl... ...getting funded by the US embassy in Senegal and doing the trainings in thre... ...this question specifically, Obama and Senegal , or Obama and the continent... ...care less if a Kenyan was coming in Senegal . We don't care. But I remember whe... ...when President Obama was coming in Senegal , it was a big deal. I was not eve... ...taking with your career? I grew up in Dakar , which is the capital of Senegal. I a... ...could not be recognized as a lawyer in Dakar was the day I decided that I would g... ...beaches. We have beach everywhere in Dakar . We have so many beautiful landscapes... Show more... Gayle Smith ...with them. I remember the president of Senegal brought a couple of young activist... ...a couple of young activists from Senegal in his delegation, which was prett... Johnnie Carson ...writings, there are a number of them: Senegal , Nigeria, Kenya. I thought I'd let yo... ...in Niger, in Guinea-Conakry, in Senegal , in Côte d'Ivoire, in Zambia, and i... ...to effectively engage Zambia, Malawi, Senegal , in Guinea-Conakry, in Abidjan, i... ...out in each direction. The line from Dakar up to Lagos is a point, point, point... Rajiv Shah ...in program launches in India and in Senegal , and I was with him in bot... ...Leone, and Liberia, parts of Nigeria, Senegal , Ghana, in order to support th... Scott Gration ...mean, from Cairo to Cape Town, from Dakar to Djibouti, Africa will fall apart... Related Topics go to the Labor Labor go to the Transparency and Media Transparency and Media go to the Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere go to the Financial Crisis and the Economy Financial Crisis and the Economy go to the Elections and Campaigns Elections and Campaigns