During a conference on the theme “What democratic model for a sovereign, stable and integrated Senegal? “Mimi Touré, former Prime Minister of Senegal, has made a dispassionate diagnosis of the ethical and moral challenges facing Africa. According to Mimi Touré, corruption is omnipresent and expresses itself in various forms, well beyond the public administration. She stressed that this phenomenon affects not only institutions but also individual behaviour, thus affecting social cohesion and economic development. The former High Representative of the President also criticised the emergence of a model of society based on consumerism and appearance. “Today, what counts is having the latest smartphone, a big car or a luxurious house. But when one is honest, humble and simple, one does not interest anyone, not even the voters”, she lamented, calling for a profound change of mentality. Mimi Touré insisted on the need to redefine the values that guide our societies.
Mimi Touré: Plaidoyer for an Africa guided by ethics and humanism
