Aline Sitoé Diatta: The Young African Prophetess Who Resisted French Rule and Was Exiled to Timbuktu
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In the early 1940s, a young girl from the Casamance region of Senegal became one of the most influential spiritual figures in her community. Her name was Aline Sitoé Diatta. A Diola spiritual leader, she would eventually become known for challenging French colonial rule. Aline Sitoé was born around 1920 in Kabrousse, in the Basse […]
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