Mamadou Diouf

Mamadou Diouf is a Senegalese musician and writer. Since 2007, he also holds Polish citizenship.

Education Diouf trained as a veterinarian. He first came to Poland in 1983 to study Polish on a language course in Łódź. He then moved to Warsaw, where he experienced racial abuse, including physical attacks "in broad daylight". to increase "knowledge sharing and communication" regarding African issues in Poland.

Diouf has criticised Poland's first black Member of Parliament, John Godson, who has said that the word "murzyn" is not offensive and that he is proud to be called one. Diouf has said that the word has only had "negative connotations" (it is used in many pejorative phrases) and that Godson does not know the word's etymology.

Regarding racial comments said by prominent Polish figures, Diouf has said: "That's the problem in this country. I'm not even talking about racism, but there's no critique when someone says these things."