Ziguinchor Region

                   

Travelers, Tourists Attacked in Southern Senegal

voanews.com     17 hrs ago   4 related          

A group of bandits believed to be members of a rebel group has ambushed cars and robbed passengers on a main road in Southern Senegal. Brent Latham reports from our West Africa bureau in Dakar a Senegalese soldier was killed...                

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Senegal: Finding Incentives for Peace in Casamance

allafrica.com     Jun 25, 2008   4 related          

Civilians are growing increasingly desperate to return to their villages in Casamance, but with violent incidents continuing and the peace process "still at a stalemate" according to peace negotiators, some see little reason...                

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Armed raiders attack Senegalese villagers in restive south

xinhuanet.com     May 23, 2008          

DAKAR, May 23 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and another injured when a group of an unidentified heavily-armed raiders attacked Baraka Pakao, in the rural community of Boutoupa Camaracounda in southern Senegal, according to the official Senegalese media. "The tragedy took place at around 10...                

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Senegal: Army And Rebel Fighting Leaves Causalities On Both Sides

allafrica.com     May 21, 2008   2 related          

Posted to the web 21 May 2008 Ziguinchor Two soldiers were killed and two others injured on 20 May when their army patrol in the Casamance region was attacked by armed men allegedly from the rebel Mouvement des Forces Démocratiques De Casamance (MFDC), an spokesman for the army told IRIN. "The...                

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Senegal: Casamance Heavily Dependent On Slowly Rising Tourism Income

allafrica.com     May 14, 2008   3 related          

Tourists are once again heading to Casamance as visitor areas are perceived to be safe from the troubles, but some industry experts worry that the numbers could plummet again with the recent upsurge in violence, seriously jeopardising the region's economy.                

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Senegal: Cassamance Displaced Fear Return

allafrica.com     May 9, 2008   3 related          

Stéphanie Malak was injured by a landmine in 1998 when her village, was attacked, allegedly by rebels from the Movement for Democratic Change (MFDC), and then mined. She fled with her family to Ziguinchor where she is trying to make ends meet. She told IRIN her story.                

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Senegal: Lack of Peace Accord Hampers Demining in Casamance

allafrica.com     May 9, 2008   2 related          

After years of delays linked to instability in strife-torn Casamance, the government finally launched a landmine clearance programme in the region in February 2008, but lack of adherence to the 2004 peace accord is hampering progress. ... The Senegalese government and...                

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Senegal: Villagers Mutilated By Armed Men in Casamance

allafrica.com     May 8, 2008   6 related          

Armed men claiming to represent the rebel group Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) attacked twenty villagers from Tampe 15 km east of the regional capital Ziguinchor on 7 May and hacked each of their left ears with machetes, according to the victims and the Senegalese army.                

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Senegal: Landmines Claim New Victims in Casamance

allafrica.com     May 2, 2008   3 related          

One man was killed and 20 passengers injured when a bus drove over a landmine near the village of Lefeu, 70km north of the Casamance capital Ziguinchor on 1 May police said. ... The Gambian registered bus was driving the passengers north from Bignona 30km from Ziguinchor...                

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Senegal: Two Sports Journalists Wounded in Armed Ambush

allafrica.com     Apr 28, 2008   1 related          

A group of sports journalists were travelling in convoy towards the southern city of Ziguinchor to cover a wrestling tournament on the night of 25 April when they are held up by about 10 gunmen who had barricaded the road at Keur Marie, about 30 km from the central town of Kaolack. The...                

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