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Mining conflict in Kanel: A group rises up against phosphate mining

Auteur: Mactar Ndiaye

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Conflit minier à Kanel : Un collectif se dresse contre l'exploitation du phosphate

The residents of the villages of Séno Palel, Kolel, and Gourel Boulbi, located in the Kanel department, are firmly opposed to phosphate mining on their land. Organized into a resistance group, they denounced, during a demonstration, the "land grabbing and abusive exploitation" of their land by a mining company operating in the area.

The unfortunate situation, according to Sadou Chérif Daff, the coordinator of the collective, is that mineral extraction is being carried out without transparency or adequate information. He stated that "the distraught local populations are witnessing the dispossession of their land without any consultation regarding the mining operations, and consequently without sufficient guarantees for the protection of their living environment."

Challenging the legitimacy of a company report which claims to have been consulted with local populations, the collective for the defense of the interests of Séno Palel intends to initiate legal proceedings against the company holding the operation for "forgery and use of forged documents" and other breaches.

Faced with environmental and health threats, the group asked the competent authorities to cancel the provisional report drawn up by the company, and also the ministerial decree which allowed it to obtain an operating permit.

Deeply concerned about the phosphate mining project in Séno Palel, which in their opinion poses an enormous risk to the population, residents of the village have mobilized through petition and advocacy actions.

In a request addressed to the authorities, Samba Bocoum highlighted the harmful nature of the exploitation of the phosphates of Séno Palel.

He believes the project risks contaminating the soil, water, and air, thus threatening local ecosystems. "Soil pollution could render our farmland unusable, jeopardizing our food security. Water, a precious and vital resource, could be polluted, affecting both wildlife and human populations dependent on these freshwater sources. As for the air, a decline in its quality could lead to serious respiratory illnesses among local residents," he explains.

Auteur: Mactar Ndiaye
Publié le: Dimanche 08 Février 2026

Commentaires (4)

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    FALL il y a 7 heures
    il y'a un risque de deguerpissement des villages de Ndendory, Amady Ounaré, Séno Palel. Actuellement le taux d'ashmatique chez les bébés et les vieux est des plus alarmants
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    Pulloh il y a 7 heures
    Ces idiots vivent au moyen-âge. Ces terres vous ne appartiennent pas, elles sont du domaine national. L’intérêt national l’emporte toujours.
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    Abdoulaye Bocoum il y a 6 heures
    Le mal est plus profond car les gisements se trouvent a l'intérieur du village, des habitations ce n'est pas seulement un problème de terres mais de SURVIE
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    Foutanke il y a 5 heures
    C'est partout la meme chose dans le pays. Des voyous qui ont tout rate vont parler des interets des populations qui ne les connaissent dans aucune action sociale en leur faveur. Qui connait ces gens qui parlent de par ce Sedou cherif Daff ? Personne. Degeur fit rek. La police n'a qu'a enqueter. Ce gars n'est pas clean. Il faut enqueter sur sa vie privee. Casier judiciaire a verifier.

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