LE SÉNÉGAL ET LA GAMBIE : DEUX PAYS, « MILLE » FRONTIÈRES/SENEGAL AND THE GAMBIA: TWO COUNTRIES AND ''A THOUSAND BORDERS'

Senegal and the Gambia have met the instructions of the African Union Border Program (AUBP) since 2010 about boundary delimitation and demarcation in Africa. Settled from a British and French agreement and bordered during the colonial times, the Senegalese-Gambian borderline should, in this respect,...

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Published inStudia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai. Studia Europaea Vol. 61; no. 4; p. 129
Main Authors Timera, Mamadou Bouna, Sow, Amadou Abdoul, Sakho, Papa, Diongue, Momar
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published Cluj-Napoca City Journal Studia Europaea 01.12.2016
Subjects
Agreements
Boundaries
Sovereignty
Territorial issues
Senegal
Gambia
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Summary:Senegal and the Gambia have met the instructions of the African Union Border Program (AUBP) since 2010 about boundary delimitation and demarcation in Africa. Settled from a British and French agreement and bordered during the colonial times, the Senegalese-Gambian borderline should, in this respect, be clearly defined and the existing limits highly strengthened. Besides the opposing interpretation of the legacy, the political, economic and socio-cultural issues raised have served to confuse the border of sovereignty and often coupled it with different other borders. This situation has brought about many a territory proving that the first missionfor border densification has failed and the process inconclusive.
ISSN:1224-8746
2065-9563