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toubab1020
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 Posted - 19 Jan 2011 : 17:04:57
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I hope Gambia voter registration has been completed.
http://www.foroyaa.gm/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6031:
PEOPLE FLEE FROM GUN BATTLE IN CASAMANCE
By Pateh Baldeh on 19-01-11
The recent upsurge in violence involving the Senegalese Armed Forces and MFDC fighters in Cassamance has forced scores of people to seek sanctuary in The Gambia, Foroyaa can tell.
According to the information, the fighting took place in the area of Basada on Thursday 13 January 2011. Eye witnesses, who spoke to this reporter during his visit to the border area between the Gambia and Senegal, said a Senegalese media reported that 3 solders have lost their lives in the fighting. However there were no reports of any deaths on the rebel side.
This reporter upon arrival at the Cassamance border spoke to the eyewitnesses who claimed to have run away from their homes as a result of the fighting that has recently taken place. They told this reporter that women and children were struggling to escape from the area to save their lives. Villagers from Cassamance who are said to have crossed the border to the Gambia are said to be from the following villages; Kambusema, Kambenja,Gomboli Sinjalong and Sinjalong Sanneh Kunda.
Speaking to this reporter in an interview, one Alieu Badjie, the village head (alkalo) of Gomboli, narrated that he and his people have decided to leave the village due to heavy fighting and the use of helicopters by the Senegalese army. He said they felt uncomfortable to stay as the two forces got closer to them. Alkalo Badjie said the recent fighting by the two forces has a serious set back on their development and protection. He said for the past years, they could not do farming as usual all due to fear. The fighting he said, does not allow them to do any meaningful work in their fields.
Other people who spoke to this reporter explained similar things.
Also speaking to this reporter, the “Alkalo” of Kansambou in Foni Jarrol in the Gambia admitted receiving 191 people from the villages of Kambusema, Sinjalong, Kambinja Sinjalong Sanneh. He said as they are very close to the border, they could see a lot of forces passing and firing was heard and the Helicopters were also visible to them. He said as far as they are concerned; they are ready to host such people in their village, explaining that this is not the first of its kind. Sambou called on the Gambian authorities to provide them with a permanent security in their area.
Also speaking to this reporter was the village head (“Alkalo”) of Kampasa, Badinding Sambou who also confirmed receiving people who fled from the neighbouring Cassamance. He said people from the five mentioned villages in Cassamance fled their homes for protection due to the recent fighting between the two forces. He said it has always been a challenge to them. He said as far as they are near the border, they can’t turn away these people any time they face such constraints. Alkalo Sambou also called on the Gambian authorities to provide them with security.
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Dalton1
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Posted - 23 Jan 2011 : 22:01:18
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& I visited all these mentioned villages in Cassamance on numerous occasions, matter of fact just miles away from my birth place.
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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toubab1020
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Posted - 23 Jan 2011 : 23:28:53
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I for one would be very interested in the day to day lives of these folk as I understand there is only the timber trade and a little farming going on there,those who pass through some regions especially at night may experience problems with obstacles places in the road causing vehicles to have to stop and the passengers therein having to pay a "toll"( !) in order to proceed,any truth in this? I am talking of 6 months ago time.
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& I visited all these mentioned villages in Cassamance on numerous occasions, matter of fact just miles away from my birth place.
Yero
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Dalton1
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Posted - 23 Jan 2011 : 23:42:00
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I used to know of what is called locally 'Duwang'(customs). This is an aggressive force employed by Govts that infered with free trade. People also complained about bandits and rebels forcefully taking items from them. Roads are not motorable. It is bush, and no taps, schools, markets, or even hospitals. I think the closest military post is in Kanjonghu, closest police station & hospital in Bunkiling, etc...People fetch water from the wells, and rely solely on their own farm produce. I support the region's quest for independence.
On a note, you are right that these areas are farming communities. During the dry season, I've been there with cows in search of greener pastures, and also business trip. The fulani word is 'egugol'. This is really fun, and life cannot never be better.
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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toubab1020
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Posted - 24 Jan 2011 : 01:35:52
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Thanks for that information and picture of this region,from your description I visulise that Cassamance is a place where people live in communities and support themselves without recourse to established "necessities" such as police stations and military posts and hospitals,nothing at all wrong with such a life one could say that it is perhaps idealic when times are good,BUT when times are bad,wells running dry and illness is it such an ideal place then ?
If independence was granted as promised in the past how would such a place function as a country on its own ?
I do not say independence should not be granted, I only question how the place can function as a country,what are your thoughts?
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I used to know of what is called locally 'Duwang'(customs). This is an aggressive force employed by Govts that infered with free trade. People also complained about bandits and rebels forcefully taking items from them. Roads are not motorable. It is bush, and no taps, schools, markets, or even hospitals. I think the closest military post is in Kanjonghu, closest police station & hospital in Bunkiling, etc...People fetch water from the wells, and rely solely on their own farm produce. I support the region's quest for independence.
On a note, you are right that these areas are farming communities. During the dry season, I've been there with cows in search of greener pastures, and also business trip. The fulani word is 'egugol'. This is really fun, and life cannot never be better.
Yero.
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