Senegal's army has deployed heavily in Casamance but has failed to secure peace (file photo).
Senegal: Rebel Group to Form Political Party
An official of a Senegalese separatist faction in the Casamance region has said the group would abandon the armed struggle and transform into a political party.
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Senegal: Casamance Separatists Form Political Party
Nation, 18 December 2011
The secretary-general of Senegal's separatist faction has said the group would now abandon the armed struggle and transform into a political party. Read more »
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Senegal: Ending the Casamance Conflict
Daily Observer, 25 August 2011
The effects of centuries of domination and exploitation have transformed Africa into a land synonymous with hunger, diseases, poverty, conflict and a host of other social ills.… Read more »
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Gambia: Senegal Seeks Nation's Intervention in Ending Casamance Conflict
Daily Observer, 17 August 2011
In what could be described as a volte-face, the president of the Republic of Senegal has appealed to his Gambian counterpart, President Yahya Jammeh to intervene in ending the… Read more »
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Gambia: Gun Battle at the Gambia-Cassamance Border
Foroyaa, 28 April 2011
Reliable information gathered by Fororyaa from Villagers in Bulubur and Allahkunda in Foni Jarrol District, has it that sporadic gun battle took place near their respective… Read more »
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Gambia: Wade Optimistic Jammeh's Intervention in Casamance Will Be Fruitful
Daily Observer, 24 August 2011
The Foreign Affairs minister of the Republic of Senegal Tuesday afternoon told journalists at State House that the president of the Republic of Senegal, Maitre Abdoulaye Wade is… Read more »
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Senegal: Soldiers Killed in Restive Region
RNW Africa, 13 December 2011
Several soldiers were killed on Tuesday in an attack in the restive Casamance region of southern Senegal blamed on separatist rebels, military and political sources told AFP. Read more »
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Senegal: Demining Machine Clears Path for a Better Future
UNIRIN, 11 October 2011
A new demining bulldozer is speeding up mine clearance in the Casamance region of southern Senegal, where fighting between separatists and government forces has been ongoing since… Read more »
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Senegal: Army Sweeps Casamance After Fight With Separatists
RFI, 28 December 2010
The Senegalese army launched an operation Tuesday in Casamance a day after seven soldiers were killed in a firefight with suspected separatists. The army also said that the rebels… Read more »
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Senegal: Tackling Trauma in Casamance
UNIRIN, 20 May 2010
Hundreds of children and adults in volatile Casamance are not even aware of the mental trauma they suffer, let alone how to get help to banish sleepless nights, empty days and… Read more »
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Senegal: Caught in Casamance Crossfire
UNIRIN, 23 March 2010
Heavy gunfire in renewed violence has dispersed many villagers in southern Senegal's Casamance region, the site of a 28-year separatist rebellion. Read more »
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Gambia: Casamance Peace Project Registers Success
Daily Observer, 2 February 2010
Yankuba Manneh, the project manager of the Casamance Peace Building Project at Saint Joseph's Family Farm in Bwiam, has said that the project has made significant impacts on the… Read more »
