Special envoy to Ziguinchor
Near the Ziguinchor ferry terminal, the coconuts are waiting for a boat that will not come.
The imposing black gate, which passengers and goods passed through before boarding for Dakar, has been closed for eight months.
Behind the gates, one of the economic lungs of the Casamance region is at a standstill.
Only the Senegalese flag is waving frantically in the wind.
And for Thierno Diallo, who exports fruit to the capital, times are tough.
Forced to go by land, he now pays three times the price of yesteryear to transport his products.
But for the young Senegalese, there is no question of being discouraged.
“I have a family to support.
We cannot sit back and do nothing or commit aggression,”
proudly asserts the trader, wearing a Senegal jersey.
A better future
The people of Casamance say they are proud for many reasons.
Their resilience, their cultural richness, their sense of welcome and the landscapes…
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