Senegal signs agreement with MFDC rebels from the country's Casamance region, who agree to lay down weapons and work towards peace in home of one of Africa's oldest active rebellions
Casamance, Senegal's southernmost region, is almost separated from the rest of the country by the tiny country of The Gambia.
Rebel leader Cesar Atoute Badiate, head of a unit of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance , and an emissary of Senegalese President Macky Sall signed the peace deal in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday."How many people died, mutilated or left their village? We will accompany you in the search for peace," Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo told Badiate during the signing ceremony.
"I remain committed to the consolidation of lasting peace in Casamance," he added, thanking Embalo for his mediation.Casamance, Senegal's southernmost region, is almost separated from the rest of the country by the tiny state of The Gambia. It has a distinct culture and language derived from its past as a former Portuguese colony.
But the conflict was mostly dormant until Senegal launched a major offensive last year to drive out the rebels.
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