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born 1962
Aminata Touré (born 12 October 1962) is a Senegalese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Senegal from 1 September 2013 to 4 July 2014. She was the second female Prime Minister of Senegal after Mame Madior Boye, and she previously served as Justice Minister from 2012 to 2013.
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“Politics is also about making unpopular decisions because they are necessary in the long term.”
“Maybe if it weren’t for racism in society, I wouldn’t have been in the front row.”
“Youth participation in the development process in Africa is a priority and an important base for the whole continent."
“Of course there are obstacles put in your way!”
“I grew up with a critical view of state institutions, but always with the awareness that I could make them better.”
“The path into politics as part of a group that is not often represented in politics. But then there are many other areas outside of politics where there aren’t many people like me.”
“We can be more – the power of diversity”
"In Mali they immediately recognized that we didn't grow up there,"
"many a decision would be closer to the reality of life of the people directly affected by the laws."
As an empowerment right, education is the primary vehicle by which economically and socially marginalised adults and children can lift themselves out of poverty, and obtain the means to participate fully in their communities.
"Repressive asylum policy" will not prevent people in need from fleeing to Germany
"It was about the elementary survival of people in the region where my parents come from,"
"In Germany, it is still the case that 95% of the people who deal with migration and asylum-seeking issues will never be affected by the laws,"
“Every day there is that little bit that changes us. People. words. Music. Books. Sentences. A laugh. Afraid of a moment. A dispute. Boredom. Every day there is that little bit that changes us.”
"That is when I noticed that many problems still exist in refugee policy,"
We must continue to strengthen women leaders in their capacities, so that they can be present at the negotiation tables and contribute to reflecting this very important gender dimension in peace agreements.
"They thought we were French or American."
“Dreaming is not about something being realistic. It's about dreaming what you imagine for yourself, for the world, for the environment, for your family. And anyone who has to limit themselves when dreaming is not free or equal.”
"I've always found politics exciting,"
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