Abdoulaye Wade quotes

Abdoulaye Wade is a Senegalese statesman and politician, known for serving as the President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012. His tenure was marked by significant economic reforms and major infrastructure projects across the country. He remains a prominent figure in Senegalese politics and a symbol of democratic change in West Africa. Here are 6 of his quotes:

A small child from a developing country has the advantage, from a very early age, of having access to toys which structure his mind, which constitute a sure advantage over the little African child who has never even held a modern toy.

Abdoulaye Wade

Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point.

Abdoulaye Wade

Education for all seems to be the product of a type of distributive justice that is in no way related to the individual.

Abdoulaye Wade

The teacher that I was for decades, and that I still am in a certain way, wondered what was meant by the word education. I was truly dumbfounded at the very thought of dealing with such an essential and extensive subject.

Abdoulaye Wade

We wish to ensure that young Africans do not feel disorientated in the century in which they live.

Abdoulaye Wade