Landing Badji is a Senegal

Senegal

Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...

ese politician

Politician

A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

 and a member of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council

Economic, Social and Cultural Council

The Economic, Social and Cultural Council is an advisory body of the African Union designed to give civil society organizations a voice within the AU institutions and decision-making processes...

 (ECOSOCC) of the African Union

African Union

The African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...

, representing West Africa

West Africa

West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...

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Badji is also chairman of the Political Affairs Committee

Political Affairs Committee

The African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council's Political Affairs Committee concern themselves with:* Human rights* Rule of law* Democratic constitutional rule* Good governance* Power sharing* Electoral institutions...

, one of the 10 Sectoral Cluster Committees of the African Union, and is a director of ANRAC (l'Agence nationale pour la relance des activités économiques et sociales en Casamance), dedicated to the development of the Senegalese region of Casamance

Casamance

Casamance is the area of Senegal south of The Gambia including the Casamance River. It consists of Basse Casamance and Haute Casamance...

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