Displaced persons in parts of Casamance are being assisted to return home after scores of rebel fighters pulled back and returned to their villages, Senego reported on Sunday.
Southern Senegalese region of Casamance has since the 80s struggled with instability as rebels of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) pushed for the independence of the region. Thousands of people have died while tens of thousands of people have been displaced.
The coordinator of the Group for Peace in Casamance (GRPC) Robert Sagna told Rfm on Friday October 11 that the process of returning displaced persons was underway, Senego reported.
MFDC is not opposed to the idea with the exception of a few delicate areas where efforts still need to be made, the outlet said.
According to Robert Sagna, many fighters have returned to their homes and their villages.
