Senegal's government has signed a new agreement with separatist rebels to bring peace in its southern region, where an armed rebellion has been raging for over 40 years over calls for independence.

In a public speech in Ziguinchor, he said that "Casamance should be center of Senegal" and emphasized the region's trade potential with neighboring countries such as Guinea Bissau.

Three men sentenced to life in prison over the 2018 massacre of 14 wood workers in Senegal's troubled Casamance region on Friday began a trial to appeal their convictions, which they argue are ...

Casamance lies in a part of Senegal that is geographically almost totally separated from the rest of the country by Gambia. Some 1.5 million people live in the region, in an atmosphere of "neither ...

Mango harvesting in Bignona, Lower Casamance, on June 15, 2022. RAPHAËL BELMIN/CIRAD In the orchard of the village of Ediamate, in the Casamance region of southern Senegal, a dozen young men ...

The Casamance separatist movement, which has thrived on perceived marginalisation of the region wedged between The Gambia to its north and Guinea-Bissau to the south, dates back to 1982.

On March 13, the army announced that it had launched an operation in the Casamance region of the West African state, aiming to dismantle bases of Salif Sadio's rebel MFDC faction.

In the build-up to Senegal’s independence, the people of the Casamance region – located over 300 miles from the capital Dakar – felt they were different from the rest of Senegal and wanted ...

News Senegal begins military operation against Casamance secessionists The rebellion, which has thrived on perceived marginalisation of the Casamance region, dates back to 1982.

The Senegal army has launched a military operation against rebels in the southern Casamance region, the chief of staff said in a statement issued on Sunday. Issued on: 14/03/2022 - 09:57 1 min ...

Tensions have mounted in Casamance following the massacre of 14 young men in execution-style killings in a protected forest on January 6. The bloodbath - which came at a delicate time for peace talks ...