Dear Family and Friends So we successfully escaped the expensive hell of Gambia and the tumultuous first couple of days of our travels. Now I should mention a couple of things about Casamance so that you get some very important back ground information that will give you the full wait and appreciation for the events that will unfold below. So Casamance is the southernmost region of Senegal, it is separated from the rest of the country by Gambia. Gambia despite its English colonists is still part of the large Wolof ethnicity, while in Casamance there are few Wolof people. The ethnic difference in Casamance, geographical distance from Dakar, and the fact that Casamance grows some of the world’s best rice has contributed to a 30 year long struggle for independence. Apparently much of the rice from
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