By María Martín (El País), in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Gala Sow was a happy man.
Lively and gangly, he slalomed with skill between the tourists who filled the streets of Saint-Louis.
He ran a shop where he sold bracelets, necklaces, shoes, and African outfits, and gave djembe lessons and concerts, a popular percussion instrument in Senegal.
Several of his friends had immigrated to Europe in search of new opportunities, but he was living relatively well.
During the tourist season, from December to July, he could earn up to 3 million CFA francs, or around 4,500 euros.
But overnight, everything changed.
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The pandemic has resulted in a curfew, stranded tourists to their country and severely hit key sectors for the Senegalese economy such as tourism and fishing.
Single, but now without any income to support his mother and brothers, he sold a piece of land, he
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