Senegambia Confederation and the crisis of 1989

1982–1989 · Dakar

On 1 February 1982, Senegal and Gambia created the Senegambia Confederation to strengthen their cooperation. Political difficulties led to its dissolution in 1989. That same year, a conflict between herders and farmers in the river valley sparked a crisis between Senegal and Mauritania: tens of thousands of people from both countries were expelled. These ordeals showed how precious peace between neighbours truly is.

Sources

• Persée — compte-rendu de Roger Pasquier sur Philippe Decraene, « Le Sénégal » (Outre-Mers, 1988) — confirme l'accord de 1981
• Encyclopædia Universalis — crise sénégalo-mauritanienne 1989

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