Drames conjugaux: Une autre femme meurt, et après ? (Par Fatou Ouleye Sambou)
A TikToker, seven months pregnant, died under suspicious circumstances. Her husband is now at the center of the investigation. The justice system will do its job, and we must give it time to establish the facts. Okay.
Reducing this matter to a simple legal procedure would be a mistake.
Because in Senegal, as elsewhere, marital tragedies are not isolated incidents. They follow a familiar pattern: tensions, sometimes violence, often trivialized, until the breaking point. And each time, the same cycle repeats itself: shock, emotion, indignation, then oblivion.
The real question, therefore, is not simply what happened. It is understanding why, despite the repetition of these tragedies, prevention and protection mechanisms remain so weak.
Today, does a woman in a dangerous situation really have effective recourse?
Are there any accessible and quick devices that can protect her before it's too late?
Are the warning signs taken seriously in families or even in society? We must be honest and admit that, in many cases, the answer is no.
Domestic violence continues to be minimized. It is often perceived as a private matter, to be resolved internally, until it escalates. This social tolerance is a major flaw.
In this context, talking about femicide is not just a matter of semantics. It's acknowledging that women are dying in relationships where imbalances, and sometimes violence, already existed. What is truly disturbing is not just the tragedy itself, but the lack of a structural response.
Each case reignites the debate, but none seem to produce lasting change.
There is no public evaluation of previous cases, no clearly committed reform, and certainly no strengthened mechanism to prevent these situations from recurring. And this is happening in March; instead of being a moment of truth and solidarity, this month is becoming a mere pink clamor.
What measures have been taken since the last cases? What results can be objectively observed?
Without answers to these questions, indignation will remain a fleeting reflex, without any real impact. This tragedy must not be treated as just another episode. It must be an opportunity for a serious examination of our collective failings.
These tragedies are not unpredictable. We are simply not doing enough to prevent them.
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