authorities . The Senegalese community in Buenos Aires has the suspicion that the murder is derived from the reaction against Ba ’ s record in the defense of the rights of minorities , particularly his Senegalese compatriots . Ba had already marched with several sub-Saharan African street vendors , who were evicted by police from several areas of Buenos Aires where informal sale and retail take place , as in the Buenos Aires ’ zone of Once Neighborhood . He also became an active leader in the Senegalese association Daira . Although he was not devoted to street selling , he was among the group that helped street vendors in their disputes with the authorities . His death caused consternation and repudiation among several organizations , including the Association of Senegalese Residents in Argentina ( ARSA ), which was rejected as plaintiff by the judge in charge of the case , since the Federal Police and Prosecutor have not shown so far their desire to find out the facts . The history of previous discrimination and exclusion raises concern and fear that the inquiry would not take through the right avenues given that the victim is an African . It is ironic somehow that Ba died on the International Women ' s Day , devoted to mutual respect and the end of violence . In high contrast , 98 women were victims of violent deaths in 2015 only in the province of Buenos Aires . It could also be noted a sort of veiled racism in the media , because in the first 48 hours barely a dozen alternative media , mostly Senegalese , reported the murder of Ba . Just on Friday , March 11 th , the bad news was echoed by the first graphic Argentine mass media . Other began to replicate it on Saturday . While there is no place for African descent on TV , as the advertising spaces can show , there is neither for ordinary citizens . Violence is not only physical but also symbolic . Profile and career Like many of his Senegalese compatriots seeking a better future , Ba arrived in Argentina by 1995 , when the flow of sub-Saharan immigration — mainly from Senegal and Nigeria , but also from Congo , Cameroon and Guinea — was not so intense . Ba was a polyglot , well educated person , who had gone through the cloisters of the University of Dakar , his hometown and Senegalese capital . Here studied the brilliant scholar Cheikh Anta Diop ( the university bears his name ), who demonstrated the African origin of Egyptian civilization against the stunned , disbelieving , and arrogant Eurocentric Europe and its Academies . Bar did not finish his career and planned to do it in Argentina . He attended the Faculty of Arts at the University of Buenos Aires , in the late 90s , when the recession started to hit hard at the gates of the country . Despite Bar ’ s potential and culture , he had to live as many immigrants who arrive with little or nothing . Ba got employments in various local luxury hotels to earn a minimum income . In parallel he became interested in improving the living conditions of his compatriots , who were arriving at an increasing rate . At the beginning he helped the families to get a place to live . In recognition of his work , he was elected later Director of the House of Africa in Argentina . This institution was founded in August 1995 with the primary purpose of guiding and helping sub-Saharan Africans . In partnership with the National Institute Against Discrimination , Xenopho-
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