Tag: Casamance Conflict

  • Separatist Crisis Forces Senegalese Refugees Into The Gambia

    Separatist Crisis Forces Senegalese Refugees Into The Gambia

    More than 690 people have fled their homes following intensifying conflict between the Senegalese army and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance in the country’s southern region. Since the Senegalese military launched an offensive against the separatist group, more than 6,000 villagers in Casamance and surrounding villages have abandoned their homes to seek refuge…

  • Senegal: Visualizing The Ongoing Conflict In The Casamance Region

    Senegal: Visualizing The Ongoing Conflict In The Casamance Region

    On Sunday, March 13, 2022, security forces in Senegal launched a military operation against fighters of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MDFC), a separatist group in the southern region of the country. In an official document transmitted by the Gambian National Crisis Management Agency, a total of 6350 people were forced away from their…