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| Senegal offers land to Haitians | |
| 2010-01-17 | |
| Senegal's president says he will offer free land and "repatriation" to people affected by the earthquake in Haiti. President Abdoulaye Wade said Haitians were sons and daughters of Africa since Haiti was founded by slaves, including some thought to be from Senegal.
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| Posted by:James |
| #3 the welcome of "90% Catholic, 100% Voodoo" Haitians in a mostly Muslim country may be cool. Or they'll convert as the sotto voce requirement to get the land. And never have a clue they're being used in the civil conflict. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-01-17 13:16 |
| #2 It may be moot: the welcome of "90% Catholic, 100% Voodoo" Haitians in a mostly Muslim country may be cool. But the devil is in the details here: Wade's spokesman spoke of "fertile land," which almost certainly refers to the Casamance, which has been fighting off and on for independence. This statement might reignite the civil war. |
| Posted by: James 2010-01-17 11:13 |
| #1 "But you have to come get it. We don't deliver" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-01-17 10:04 |