Aïssatou Cissé

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Aïssatou Cissé (2016)

Aïssatou Cissé , also Aissatou Cisse (* 1971 in Dakar , Senegal ), is a Senegalese writer, activist and advisor to the Senegalese President.

Life

Cissé was born around 1971 in Niayes Thioker in the Senegalese capital Dakar into a family of eight siblings. Her mother suffered from rheumatism, when Cissé was born, the limbs were involuntarily moved by the medical staff, so that she still suffers from a physical handicap.

Cissé managed to complete her school education and then study modern literature. At the age of 18 she began to work as a writer, according to the journalist Charlotte Wiedemann "out of anger about the polygamy in the family of her best friend".

Cissé published her first book in 2002 under the title Zeina, followed in 2004 by Linguère Fatim.

Cissé has also been appointed as advisor to Senegalese President Macky Sall. She was also strongly committed to people with disabilities; together with the Ministry of Health, she created a plan to make the state sports halls accessible to disabled people. She is also Commissioner for the African Peer Review Mechanism for Good Governance, a mechanism of the African Union. Cissé is also a member of the African Feminist Forum.

Works

  • Zeina (2002)
  • Linguère Fatim (2004)
  • A Secret Too Heavy (2016)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Aïssatou CISSÉ. In: Africultures.com. Retrieved September 12, 2016 (French, undated).
  2. ↑ Charlotte Wiedemann: Charlotte Wiedemann.de :: Senegal. In: www.charlottewiedemann.de. Retrieved September 12, 2016 .
  3. ↑ PORTRAIT…. AISSATOU CISSE, HANDICAPEE, ECRIVAIN ET CONSEILLER SPECIAL DU PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE. In: Xibar.net. January 6, 2014, accessed September 12, 2016 (French).
  4. ↑ Closing Plenary: Key Forum Insights & Feminist Visions for the Future | AWID 2016 International Forum. (No longer available online.) In: www.forum.awid.org. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016 ; accessed on September 12, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.forum.awid.org
personal data
SURNAME Cissé, Aïssatou
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aissatou Cisse
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Senegalese writer and activist
DATE OF BIRTH 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Dakar , Senegal