Salka Mint Sneid
Salka Mint Sneid | |
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| Died | 14 February 2020 |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Radio presenter |
| Employer | Radio Mauritanie |
| Known for | President of the Women's Network of Journalists of Mauritania |
| Spouse | Ahmedou Ould Abdel Kader |
Salka Mint Sneid (c. 20th century - 14 February 2020) was a Mauritanian radio presenter and journalist, who was twice president of the Women's Network of Journalists of Mauritania.[1] Sneid was employed by Radio Mauritanie.[2] In 2012, she was elected president of the Council for Self-Regulation of the Written Press (CAPE),[3] an advisory body to the High Authority for Media and Audiovisual (HAPA).[4][5] She also published a newspaper called El Ilham.[2] She was also a member of the Advocacy Initiative Group for Women's Political Participation.[6]
Sneid advocated for a closer relationship between mass media and the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, based on a media partnership that raised awareness of polio vaccination,[7] and was an advocate for the Arabic language in Mauritania.[1]
She died on 14 February 2020, aged 61.[6][8] Prior to her death, the costs of her treatment were paid for by the President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.[1] The National Women's Commission of the Union for the Republic organized an evening of reflection and remembrance in her honour, led by the commission's president Emet-ha Mint El Hadj.[1] She posthumously was awarded the National Recognition Medal of Mauritania.[9]
Her husband was the poet and politician Ahmedou Ould Abdel Kader.[6]
References
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- ^ "Une femme élue présidente du conseil d'Autorégulation de la presse écrite". Journal Tahail. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
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- ^ a b c "Décès de la journaliste mauritanienne Mme Salka Mint Sneid". C.R.I.D.E.M. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "Nouakchott : Le réseau des femmes journalistes organise une journée de sensibilisation sur la vaccination contre la poliomyélite – Agence mauritanienne d'information". Agence Mauritanienne d'infomation. 2025-01-15. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "Décès d'une journaliste mauritanienne après une lutte contre la maladie! | Essahraa". essahraa.net. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
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