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Senegal: Warring Groups Unite Over Forest Losses
Guardian Network, 6 May 2014
A project aimed at protecting forests in Senegal's Casamance region has helped locals lay aside their political differences Read more »
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Senegal: Penury Amid Potential in Senegal's Casamance
UNIRIN, 2 May 2014
Reduced harvests in 2013-2014 have driven up food insecurity in Senegal's southern Casamance Region, where a protracted insurgency and underinvestment have stifled agricultural… Read more »
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Gambia: 'Cutting Trees Can Be Detrimental to Our Flora, Fauna'
Daily Observer, 11 March 2014
The president of Kombo Foni Forestry Association (KOMFFORA) has said that cutting trees without replacing it could be detrimental to our flora and fauna. He insisted that the… Read more »
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Senegal: Casamance - Working With Local Communities to Provide Water
ICRC, 5 June 2013
People in south-western Senegal are suffering the combined effects of a long dry season and an armed conflict. Obtaining water is a daily challenge for these communities, which… Read more »
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Senegal: Demining On Hold in Senegal's Casamance Region
UNIRIN, 24 May 2013
Demining has been halted in southern Senegal's Casamance Region after 12 deminers were taken hostage by fighters with the separatist Movement of Democratic Forces in Casamance… Read more »
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Senegal: Income-Generating Projects for Displaced in Casamance
ICRC, 2 May 2013
With support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), 40 people displaced by the armed conflict in Casamance are about to participate in small income-generating… Read more »
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Senegal: Opening the Door to Peace in Casamance
Africa In Fact, 1 December 2013
As Salatou Sambue travelled around Senegal's southern Casamance region in 2008, meeting with village leaders and discussing efforts to preserve local fishing stocks, he was… Read more »
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Gambia: Casamance Women Peace Movement On the Move
Foroyaa, 17 January 2014
This is a follow up to the Resolution reached during the Peace Conference in Ziguinchor from 10 - 14 December, 2013 by delegates from The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Cote d'Ivoire,… Read more »
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Senegal: Senegalese Fishermen Smile Again
Greenpeace, 20 August 2012
The cancellation, in May, of 29 fishing authorizations granted to foreign vessels by the Senegalese government is beginning to have beneficial effects for Senegalese people… Read more »