O Conflito de Casamansa e as Relações de Poderna Senegâmbia: Senegal, Guiné-Bissau e Gâmbia

• Main Author: Antonieta Rosa Gomes
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa 2019-12-01
• Series: Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
• Subjects: Casamance conflict; Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Gambia
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/cea/4592

The conflict of Casamance is an armed conflict of secession in southern Senegal, beginning in 1982, when the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) opposes the Senegalese government, claiming the independence of the Casamance region. This conflict has transboundary effects for the neighbouring countries of Senegal, which are Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia, which have in common some ethnic groups, such as Jola, majority in Casamance, which is also part of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance. The proximity of borders and interethnic links have influenced conflict and power relations between the three countries. Although Guinea-Bissau and the Gambia have adopted an official neutrality position, the Senegalese state has not demonstrated full confidence in that position.