Bambali, Senegal Explained

Official Name:Bambali
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Senegal
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Senegal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sédhiou
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Sédhiou
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:20,454
Timezone:Greenwich Mean Time
Utc Offset:±0
Coordinates:12.6031°N -15.6606°W

Bambali is a town in Sédhiou Region, Senegal, located about south-east of Sédhiou, on the banks of the Casamance River. In 2018, the population was 20,454.[1]

History

Sadio Mané who is a footballer born in the town has helped by reinvesting and building new facilities such as a school in 2019.[2] In March 2020, Mané donated £41,000 ($; €) to the national committee fighting COVID-19 in Senegal.[3] In 2021, he donated £500,000 ($; €) towards the construction of a hospital.[4] In addition, he has also financed the building of a petrol station and a post office for his local community, supplying the school with free laptops and internet from the 4G internet service he financed in the village. In total, he has spent more than £700,000 ($; €) on these upgrades. In addition, he commissioned a €70-a-month stipend to each family in his 2,000-person hometown.[5] [6] This is roughly equivalent to a month's wage for a Senegalese citizen on a minimum wage.[7]

Notable people

Bambali is the hometown of Senegalese footballer Sadio Mané.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SITUATION ECONOMIQUE ET SOCIALE RÉGIONALE EDITION SPECIALE 2017-2018 . Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD) . 248 .
  2. Web site: Sadio Mané: "Why would I want 10 Ferraris? How would that help me or the world?". sa.com. 17 October 2019.
  3. Web site: All the amazing things Sadio Mané has done for charity. Big Issue. 14 September 2022.
  4. Web site: Sadio Mane donates $693,000 to fund hospital in his hometown in Senegal. CNN. 22 June 2021.
  5. Web site: 2022-06-21 . Mane uses fortune to fund hospitals and build schools - he's football's nice guy . 2023-02-23 . talkSPORT . en-US.
  6. Web site: H . Miqdad . Sadio Mane was born in a very small village in Senegal – we'll tell you more about our star's birthplace in 10 key things . 2023-02-23 . Tribuna.com . en.
  7. Web site: Senegal - Minimum wages 2022 countryeconomy.com . 2023-02-23 . countryeconomy.com . en.
  8. Web site: Sadio Mané de retour à Bambali, son village natal au Sénégal . 2023-03-26 . L'Équipe . fr.
  9. News: Mane left Liverpool 'for new challenge' . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-03-26.