After years and sometimes decades of living thousands of miles from their relatives so they could claim their French army pension, the soldiers were moved on their way to the airport Friday (Apr.28).
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) Nine Senegalese soldiers in the regional West African force in Gambia are missing following clashes with rebels, the Senegalese army announced Wednesday. The clash between the Senegalese troops and the rebels took place south of Bwiam in Gambia near the border with Senegal, said the statement.
Senegal's army says nine soldiers from the mission of the Economic Community of West African States serving in Gambia are missing following clashes with rebels
The nine soldiers "would probably be held hostage by the MFDC", the armed rebellion that is fighting for independence in Casamance, a region in southern Senegal bordering Gambia,