Fatou Niang Siga
Senegalese author and schoolteacher (1932–2022)
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Fatou Niang Siga (1932 – 11 April 2022) was a Senegalese author and schoolteacher. She was a Mouride Muslim and has made the hajj to Mecca twice. She was married and had twelve children. Her daughter Maïmouna Sourang Ndir served as Senegal's ambassador to France.[1][2] Her writing revolved around her native Saint-Louis, Senegal.[2] Siga died on 11 April 2022.[3]
Born1932
Died2022|April |11
CitizenshipSenegalese
OccupationSchoolteacher
Fatou Niang Siga | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932 |
| Died | 2022|April |11 |
| Citizenship | Senegalese |
| Occupation | Schoolteacher |
| Children | Twelve children |
Selection of works
The following are a selection of her works:
- Saint-Louis du Sénégal et sa mythologie, Midi/Occident (2006)
- Costume saint-louisien sénégalais d'hier à aujourd'hui (2006)
- Kija: chungu cha mwana mwari wa Giningi, Issues 1-3, by Niang Fatou Niang Siga, Novati Rutenge, Shani Abdallah Kitogo, published by Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili, Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam, 200?,ISBN 9789976911794
- Reflet de modes et traditions Saint-Louisiennes (Dakar, 1990)[4]
