2001; she was, however, replaced as Minister of Justice in the government appointed on 12 May. In Boye's second government there were five women of 25 ministers, against two previously. This was a nice victory for Boye. But the government faced considerable economic and social challenges. Efforts were made to strengthen education and health, improve salaries, reduce unemployment among the young and support the agriculture sector. But the ministers were new and inexperienced and views in the coalition differed. As Prime Minister Boye was subordinate to the President, and Wade was a hand-on, dynamic leader with clear authoritarian tendencies Boye and her government were dismissed by the President on 4 November 2002, reportedly due to her reaction to the MV Joola sea disaster in September 2002. It was one of the worst shipping disasters of all times. More than 1 800 people died when the state-owned ferry sank. Boye stated that the accident was due to the weather, thus excluding failures of ship and crew. But soon there were allegations of high-level errors. The head of the navy was dismissed and two ministers had to resign. Afterwards Later, in September 2004, Boye was appointed by Alpha Oumar Konaré as the African Union's Special Representative for the promotion of the protection of civilians in armed conflicts. On 12 September 2008, a judge in France issued an arrest warrant for Boye, along with eight others, in connection with the Joola disaster. The Senegalese government rejected this and, in response, decided to prosecute the judge who issued the warrants. The Paris Court of Appeal annulled the arrest warrant for Boye in mid-June 2009. References 1940 births Female defence ministers Living people People from Saint-Louis, Senegal Prime Ministers of Senegal Senegalese Democratic Party politicians Women prime ministers Women government ministers of Senegal Justice ministers of Senegal Senegalese Muslims Proponents of Islamic feminism Heads of government who were later imprisoned 20th-century Senegalese women politicians 21st-century Senegalese women politicians 20th-century Senegalese politicians 21st-century Senegalese politicians