Four Senegalese soldiers were killed in Casamance when their vehicle hit an anti-tank mine in this region of southern Senegal in the grip of an independence rebellion, according to the army. For several months, the army has been carrying out security operations against rebels from the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) who are demanding the independence of this border region of Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. The last time the Senegalese army communicated about the death of one of its soldiers was in January 2023, but military operations have continued since. Senegalese President Macky Sall, elected in 2012 and then re-elected in 2019, has made peace in Casamance one of his priorities. Several peace agreements, which quickly became obsolete, were signed between the Senegalese government and rebels.

Source: Ethiopian News December 15, 2023 16:48 UTC