Stock photography picture of PEACE GUINEA BISSAU SENEGAL WEST AFRICA COASTAL COAST PORT FIGHTING INDUSTRY BUSINESS REFUGEE COMM...

AA675E - Licenced Description A Fulani from a village in the Casamance territory between the West African countries of Guinea Bissau and Senegal sits on an ancient tree durig a festival for peace Rebels in Senegal s southern Casamance Cassamance province have been waging a bloody independence campaign against the central government in Dakar since 1982 The Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance MFDC has long used Senegal s southern neighbor Guinea Bissau as a launching pad for attacks inside Cassamance Guinea Bissau s former president Joao Bernardo Viera was accused of supplying the rebels with weapons until he was overthrown in a coup in May 1999 Photo by Ami Vitale Keywords PEACE, GUINEA, BISSAU, SENEGAL, WEST, AFRICA, COASTAL, COAST, PORT, FIGHTING, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, REFUGEE, COMMERCE, EXPORT, OVERFISHING, BOAT, ECOSYSTEM, SOLDIERS, ARMED, FORCES, MILITARY, SOLDIER, POVERTY, HEALTH, HOSPITAL, WEAPONS, GUNS