Led by the Mouvement des Forces Démocratiques de la Casamance (MFDC), a longdrawn out guerrilla war waged for over 30 years until a ceasefire in 14 Explaining the core reason for the conflict, one of the MFDC's leaders, Youssouf Coly, simply stated that "this conflict is cultural"The Casamance conflict is a longrunning, lowlevel war fought between the Senegalese government and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) Despite spanning more than 33 years, theThe Casamance region of Senegal has been wracked by conflict since 19, when an insurgency sought independence over social and cultural grievances with the Senegalese government Nearly four decades later, the unresolved conflict has frayed the relationship between security forces and Casamance's citizens, disintegrating the trust that once existed But, this March, as the coronavirus was c News Africa Clashes In Casamance Casamance conflict 2015
