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Senegal-MFDC Scuffle Forces 100s in Dire Situation

[The Point] Hundreds of internally displaced Gambians across the Fonis near the Gambia-Cassamance borders are in need of humanitarian assistance amid scuffle between the Senegalese military and MFDC.

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Army Offensive in South of Country Displaces Thousands

[VOA] Dakar — Senegal’s army has launched a new offensive aimed at dismantling a separatist rebel group in the country’s southern region, causing more than 2,000 people to flee. The military operation comes less than two months after rebels killed four Senegalese soldiers and captured seven others.

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Casamance – Sant’egidio Calls for the End of Military Operations and a Willingness to Negotiate

[Agenzia Fides] Dakar — « We are deeply concerned about the armed conflict that is currently taking place in northern Casamance », declares the Community of Sant’Egidio, which for years has acted as a mediator for peace between the government of Senegal and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC).

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Sécheresse en Afrique : pourquoi le Forum mondial de l’eau doit aboutir à des décisions radicales

Confronté dans certaines régions à une sécheresse inédite depuis plusieurs décennies, le continent va-t-il pouvoir s’adapter aux changements rapides provoqués par le réchauffement climatique ? Alors que le Forum mondial de l’eau s’ouvre ce 21 mars à Dakar, Jeune Afrique décrypte les défis auxquels le continent est confronté.

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