The conflict of Casamance

a regional security issue in Senegambia

Authors

  • Mamadou Alpha Diallo
  • Lito Nunes Fernandes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33956/tensoesmundiais.v7i13%20jul/dez.589

Keywords:

Senegal, Senegambia, Regional Security, MDFC

Abstract

The Senegambian Confederation comprised of Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry, Mali and part of Mauritania between 1982 and 1989 witnessed the actions of a Casamance separatist group that spawned large-scale regional insecurity. This article analyses how the Confederation’s dissolution contributed to reinforcing the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MDFC).

Published

2018-11-09

How to Cite

DIALLO, M. A.; FERNANDES, L. N. The conflict of Casamance: a regional security issue in Senegambia. Tensões Mundiais, [S. l.], v. 7, n. 13, p. 117–136, 2018. DOI: 10.33956/tensoesmundiais.v7i13 jul/dez.589. Disponível em: https://revistas.uece.br/index.php/tensoesmundiais/article/view/589. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.