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The Mauritania–Senegal Border War was a conflict fought between the West African countries of Mauritania and Senegal along their shared border from 1989 to 1991. The conflict began around disputes over the two countries' River Senegal border and grazing rights. The conflict resulted in the rupture of diplomatic relations between the two ...
Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results; Casamance Conflict (1982–2014) Senegal: MFDC: Low level ongoing. MFDC declares a unilateral ceasefire. [1] Mauritania–Senegal Border War (1989–1991) Senegal FLAM Mauritania: Indecisive. Peace agreement, end of skirmishes. First Liberian Civil War (1990–1993) Liberia ULIMO ECOMOG: NPFL INPFL ...
At the same time, Senegal and Mauritania have cooperated successfully with Mali under the Senegal River Development Office (Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Sénégal—OMVS), which was formed in 1972 as a flood control, irrigation, and agricultural development project. [1] A border war was fought between the two nations.
1.1 Ethnic history of Senegal River region. ... 2 Conflict. Toggle Conflict subsection. 2.1 Border violence and ethnic clashes. 2.2 Repatriation and expulsion. 2.3 ...
As low scale conflict with Senegal continued into 1990/91, the Mauritanian government engaged in or encouraged acts of violence and seizures of property directed against the Haalpularen ethnic group. The tension culminated in an international airlift agreed to by Senegal and Mauritania under international pressure to prevent further violence.
Conflict Mauritania and allies Opponents Results President of Mauritania; Western Sahara War (1975–1979) ... Mauritania–Senegal Border War (1989–1991)
Senegal borders The Gambia, Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau. Senegal enjoys mostly cordial relations with its neighbors. In spite of clear progress on other fronts with Mauritania (border security, resource management, economic integration, etc.), there remains the problem of an estimated 30,000 Black Mauritanian refugees living in ...
Site of the Mauritania–Senegal border conflict. The discord between conflicting visions of Mauritanian society as either black or Arab again rose to the surface during the intercommunal violence that broke out in April 1989. This tension grew when the Mauritania–Senegal border dispute escalated into violence between the two nations. [7]