Senegal: The only woman to survive the Joola disaster

Mariama Diouf is the only woman survivor of the Joola tragedy.

She was on board the government-owned ferry travelling from South Senegal to the capital Dakar, when it capsized in 2002.

Watch the full documentary The Joola: Africa's Titanic here, external.

Produced and directed by Efrem Gebreab and Nicola Milne

Edited by Anne Okumu

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