National Security Council (NSC) members have teamed up with five Foni lawmakers to embark Monday on a day-long tour across villages located along the border with Senegal’s southern region of Casamance. Speaking to the people of Gifanga, Defence Minister Serign Modou Njie informed the gathering that they have been tasked[Read More…]
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Senegal Says Arrested Breakaway Casamance Rebels
Authorities in Senegal said Friday they had arrested members of a rebel group campaigning for the independence of the Casamance region, and bluntly warned “those who seek to destabilise” the country. “There were indeed rebels who were arrested during the latest demonstrations,” government spokesman Oumar Gueye said, responding to questions[Read More…]