Agnam-Goly
| Agnam-Goly | |||
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| Coordinates | 16 ° 0 ′ N , 13 ° 40 ′ W | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Senegal | ||
| Matam | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | SN-MT | ||
| department | Matam | ||
| Residents | 5325 (2011) | ||
| Website | www.agnam-goly.org | ||
Agnam-Goly is a place in northeastern Senegal on the south-western bank of Senegal about 630 km from the capital Dakar . The place is in the Matam region . The population is 5,325.
The place is intersected by the national road two, which runs parallel to the Senegal River and connects the regional capital Matam with the city of Dagana (in Wolof -Idiom: Tagana). Agnam-Goly lies between the so-called Walo in the north, which is temporarily flooded by the river, and the Dieri , a sand dune region that is interspersed with large rock formations in the south.
The Fouta-Toro -Spezialist Professor Oumar Kane of the Cheikh Anta Diop University describes the need for water in this region as follows:
"" De Duumga à Mbaan, la basse plaine d'inondation s'étend à perte de vue sur près de 50 kilometers. C'est ce qui explique la forte concentration des villages du jeejegol de Duumga à Hoorefoonde: Vokijawe, Dabia-Koɓvillo, Cilon, Kaaƴe-Pawe, Ɓaarga, Tulel-Calle, Godo, Siwol, Wuro-Siree, Coɗay, Goli, Wuro- Molo, Liiduɓe, Asnde Balla, Njaakir, Hooƴo, etc. ""
Despite its small population, the place has some important infrastructure elements:
- A school with twelve classrooms, half of which were publicly funded. Some of them even have electricity.
- An outpatient clinic, but without an emergency service
- A well with six springs
- A micro cooperative bank run by women (DGL MEC Felo Agnam)
- A soccer field, the village is planning to build a stadium
- A shopping market and a weekly market
Money transfers from relatives who have emigrated enable residents to add more houses.
history
Agnam-Goly was founded by the Thioye family well before 1529. The Thioye then lived in caves south of the village in the Dieri , which were over twelve meters above the ground. These caves, which are protected by large rocky outcrops, can still be visited. The early inhabitants of Agnam-Goly left the mosque surrounded by a stone wall before moving further north to Walo , the area that is still used today for agriculture and fishing.
At the beginning the settlement consisted of a center surrounded by huts, each of which was inhabited by a different family. This arrangement guaranteed strict family ties and encouraged solidarity with neighbors. Some of these early structures are still visible today. Six of these traditional quarters have been preserved today, each of them inhabited by a prominent family: Diobé-Barrobé, Saarbé, Salsalbé, Gadiobé, Koundiobé and Sinthiou.
Administration and Society
The Council of Elders
In Agnam-Goly, it is the council of elders , which is made up of prominent representatives from the six traditional quarters, who has the say . The council of elders appoints the head of the village and can also vote him out if there are serious violations of his duties. For example, he must be able to resolve disputes between villagers.
The council of elders also has to decide in matters of "agriculture", "social affairs", "education" etc., makes quasi-judicial judgments and determines the daily tasks in the administration of the village.
The village chief
The village head is traditionally determined by the council of elders of the “royal” families. He is elected for life, but can step down to the second member - the council of elders - due to excessive demands - for example due to his age. The office is not inheritable. The head's family is responsible for organizing the traditional inauguration ceremony, which is an important ceremony . If there are disputes about the successor when changing office, the chief's family will represent him until the council of elders has come to an agreement on the suitable successor. The chief bears the title "Diagaraph", each male member of the chief family the addition "Lawahé" or prince.
The chief works with the council of elders. He represents the village externally and can act on its behalf. He has the right to convene the council of elders who have to obey this request. The chief has the "bass drum" and the village crier. He owns large parts of fertile land and can make any villager work. He announces the decisions of the council of elders.
The village of Ndoussoudji
Ndoussoudji is an extension of the village of Agnam-Goly, which is about 35 kilometers away in the Dieri . About ten families drive there in their wagons during the rainy season to cultivate the land and graze their cattle. Ndoussoudji has now become a small village with a large spring and entire herds of cattle. The houses are made of baked earth and covered with dried grass, with the exception of the mosque, which is made of concrete. A water tower guarantees the availability of fresh drinking water.
Religion and traditions
Living according to traditional myths does not interfere with the practice of Islam , which is the main religion of the village.
Tradition and modernity can coexist well in Agnam-Goly. The learning of the Fulbe is taught very conscientiously by language teachers through theater recordings and traditional ceremonies.
Economy and development
The residents of Agnam-Goly grow sorghum , grain , beans and watermelons in the Walo , taking into account the seasonal flooding of Senegal. In the rainy season in the Dieri also millet , beans, roselle and melon .
The village's agriculture is currently in crisis because there is no rain and the fields are not irrigated. The plants do not give enough nutrients, the purchase of fertilizers is usually not profitable because of their high price, pests attack the grain. Nevertheless, in the next few years it will be possible to ensure the supply of the place through intensive horticulture.
In addition to farming, the villagers have already started to increase their herds, especially cattle, sheep and goats. Poultry farming is rare.
The village also lives from the supporting payments of the displaced migrants, who pay their relatives with money for food, school or their health.
swell
- ↑ Agnam Goly on the PEPAM website ( Memento from August 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (Program d'eau potable et d'assainissement du Millénaire; PDF; 1.0 MB)
- ↑ a b fr: Agnam-Goly
- ^ Oumar Kane, La première hégémonie peule: le Fuuta Tooro de Koli Teŋella à Almaami Abdul , Paris-Karthala / Dakar-Presses universitaires de Dakar, 2004, p. 46
- ^ Mouvement national 2007 - Enseignement élémentaire p 36 Page no longer available , search in web archives: Site de l'éducation nationale sénégalaise
- ↑ Djibril Diop, “Le village et les quartiers”, in Decentralization et governance locale au Sénégal. Source pertinence pour le développement local? , Paris, L'Harmattan, 2006, p. 119
Web links
- The village on Edith Lettner's website ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )