Huzzah!
When I visited Senegal last May, I was fortunate enough to spend three days in the southern province of Casamance. Despite our tension filled drive to the beach, I must say that the images I saw (and some that were captured) will be jealously guarded in my mind and heart until the day I die.
Hopefully, I'll be able to return there someday. Maybe, upon my return, I'll find far fewer soldiers on the road to Cap Skerring, now that the Senegalese government has brokered a peace deal with the MFDC, who have been fighting for Casamance's autonomy for the last 22 years.
That's good news for a country that deserves a little stability and for a part of that country that sorely needs an increase in the tourist revenue. It hasn't been a warzone in the same way as the Congo, but still, stories of old violence, and the constant threat of new hostilities, has been enough to keep a large number of tourists voluntarily sequestered in the North.
Not to mention, the beaches really were gorgeous. More people deserve to see them.
Posted by Mr. Eff on 01/13/2005 || link
