A Senegalese soldier was killed and four were wounded during an operation against separatist rebels in the southern region of Casamance, an army official said Tuesday (Jan. 17). The soldier died Monday (Jan.16) in the locality of Bignona where the army has been conducting operations these past few weeks to[Read More…]
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Gambia Must Not Be Dragged Into This Casamance Conflict
Incinerated farmlands, flying rocket-propelled grenades, refugee influx, drone attacks, shooting of civilians, gun battles along the frontier and others, we could not mention here, have become stark reminders of the conflict at our doorstep. Yes, we are effectively in war times and it’s a war that’s not our war! Unlike[Read More…]
Senegal Signs Peace Deal With MFDC Rebels In Country’s South
Senegal has signed an agreement with rebels from the country’s south who pledged to lay down their arms and work towards a permanent peace in the home of one of Africa’s oldest active rebellions. Rebel leader Cesar Atoute Badiate, head of a unit of the Movement of Democratic Forces of[Read More…]
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