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Economic and Social Development – 2008

In February — more than three years after the signing of the peace accord — the government launched a landmine clearance program. A nine-member demining team, led by the government body CNAMS, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and the NGO Handicap International (HCI), began modest demining efforts close to the Casamance capital. Three months later, it was reported that there was limited progress, due to a lack of adherence to the 2004 peace accord.¹ Nevertheless, commentators identify 2008 as the year when demining activities commenced.²

1. “Lack of Peace Accord Hampers Demining in Casamance,” United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks, May 9, 2008.
2. “Senegal: Demining Faces Slow-Down,” Humanitarian News and Analysis, July 12, 2012.