The flag of the Democratic Forces Movement of Casamance was adopted in 1988.

Map of the Casamance region.

Casamance is the area of Senegal south of The Gambia including the Casamance River. It consists of Basse Casamance (Ziguinchor Region) and Haute Casamance (Kolda Region). Ziguinchor is its largest town. Image File history File links Flag_of_Casamance. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Casamance. ... Image File history File links Senegal_Casamance. ... Image File history File links Senegal_Casamance. ... The Casamance River is a river that flows west between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau and into the Atlantic Ocean along a path about 200 miles (320 km) in length. ... Ziguinchor is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions). ... Kolda is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions). ... Ziguinchor (from Portuguese Cheguei e choram, I came and they Cry) is the capital of the Casamance region of Senegal, lying on the Casamance River. ...

Low-lying and hot, with some hills to the southeast, the economy of the Casamance relies largely on rice cultivation and tourism. It also has excellent beaches along its coastline, particularly at Cap Skirring. Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska (USA) has the highest visible base-to-summit elevation on Earth (approximately 5400 metres). ... Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice refers to two species (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) of grass, native to tropical and subtropical southern & southeastern Asia and to Africa, which together provide more than one fifth of the calories consumed by humans[1]. (The term wild rice can refer to wild... Tourists at Oahu island, Hawaii Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. ... 90 mile beach Australia A view from above of Waikiki Beach A view from the rocks at Tamandaré Beach in Brazil A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body... Cap Skirring, also spelt Cap Skiring, is a town on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Basse Casamance region of Senegal. ...

The Jola are the dominant ethnic group in the Casamance, though they are economically disadvantaged as a whole in Senegal. Their economic condition has contributed to a separatist movement for the independence or autonomy of the Casamance, Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) . The Casamance Conflict has, at times, lead to violent confrontations with Senegalese forces and killings for decades at the end of the 20th century. The Jola are an ethnic group found in Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. ... Separatism is a term usually applied to describe the attitudes or motivations of those seeking independence or separation of their land or region from the country that governs them. ... An autonomous (subnational) entity is a subnational entity that has a certain amount of autonomy. ... The Casamance Conflict is a low level civil war which has been waged between the Government of Senegal and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) since 1990 over the question of independence for the Casamance region. ...

The Casamance was subject to both French and Portuguese colonial efforts before a border was negotiated between the French colony of Senegal and Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau) to the south. Portuguese Guinea was the name for what is today Guinea-Bissau from 1446 to September 10, 1974. ...

The Casamance has average rainfall greater than the rest of Senegal. In meteorology, precipitation is any kind of water that falls from the sky as part of the weather. ...

External link

• Casamance.net (French)
• Senegal Travelogue & Photos