The Casamance conflict, which began in 1982, has claimed thousands of lives and disrupted the region’s economy. The agreement marks a crucial step towards lasting peace in Senegal’s southern region, ...

[AP/YONHAP] A new peace deal between Senegal and a separatist rebel group in the country’s southern region has been touted by the government as a key step in ending one of Africa’s longest ...

The handover, which occurred on over the weekend, follows the establishment of a joint commission between France and Senegal ...