Loi contre l’homosexualité : La réplique seche de Sonko aux menaces d’un ministre belge
Ousmane Sonko responded on Saturday to Cécile Neven, the Walloon Minister of Energy. She had decided to cancel her planned trip to Dakar this month and to block funding intended for Senegal, due to the tightening of Senegalese law against acts against nature. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko intends to send her a written reply.
“Sovereignty is important because it allows a country to make its own decisions, without them being imposed on it. I saw a minister from a European country who decided to block its funding because of our law against homosexuality. When I return to Dakar, I will suggest that we send him a letter telling him that we do not want their funding and that they should let our country focus on what it is doing,” Ousmane Sonko responded after Eid al-Fitr prayers this Saturday.
Indeed, in a video recording shared on her digital platforms on March 18, Cécile Neven, the Walloon Minister of Energy, denounced the tightening of Senegal's law against homosexuality. She didn't stop there, as she also announced the freezing of climate funding intended for Senegal.
"This law stigmatizes, it criminalizes, in short, this law puts lives in danger. In this context, I have decided to cancel my trip planned for the end of March to Senegal, in the context of an international conference linked to projects that are financed by Wallonia. I have therefore decided to immediately review all Walloon funding in the area of international climate cooperation with Senegal," she said.
The Belgian minister promised to present her conclusions to the Walloon government as soon as possible. For her, each republic must be consistent with its values. "The question of continuing this funding must be addressed openly and honestly. International cooperation is useful and even essential, but it cannot be blind; it does not compromise on human dignity," she added.
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