Tag: Casamance
Can Senegal get the Casamance peace process over the finish line?
The socio-political crisis that began in 1982 in Casamance, southern Senegal, is the oldest armed conflict in West Africa. It pits the government against...
Cameroon’s rebels may not achieve their goal of creating the Ambazonian...
Cameroon’s separatist insurgency is an armed conflict in the country’s North West (NW) and South West (SW) regions that began in 2017. It pits...
ISS: Time to resolve Cameroon’s persistent yet forgotten crisis
Cameroon’s Anglophone conflict undermines national unity and is arguably the most damaging of the country's multiple crises. It sparked demands for secession and led...
Peace proves elusive in Casamance as trafficking fuels violence
The war-weary people of Casamance are desperate for peace, but timber and cannabis trafficking continue to fuel conflict.
An agreement signed in August 2022 between...
Simmering Casamance could be on a path to peace
The sleepy forests and villages of the Foni Kansala district in The Gambia erupted January 24 as Soldiers chased a truck filled with timber.
What...
Spanish tourists ambushed, raped in Senegal
Bandits attacked a group of Spanish tourists in Senegal and raped two women before making off with thousands of euros in cash,...
Twenty-four suspects arrested for Casamance killings
Senegalese police arrested and charged 24 people over a shooting attack in its restive southern Casamance region earlier this month that left...
Thirteen killed in Senegal’s Casamance
Gunmen shot dead 13 people and wounded seven others in a forest in Senegal's southern Casamance region, the army said.
It was...
