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Casamance Violence Likely to Become Issue in Senegal Elections

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade attended funeral services Tuesday for a close political ally assassinated earlier this week in the Casamance region of the country. Violence in Casamance has persisted despite a peace accord signed just over two years ago. From Dakar, Jordan Davis reports for VOA that voters in Senegal are scheduled to head to the polls in two months and the violence in Casamance is likely to become an issue in the country’s presidential campaign. Full Story