Diouloulou

Diouloulou
Town and commune
Diouloulou

Location in Senegal

Coordinates: 13°3′N 16°36′W / 13.050°N 16.600°W / 13.050; -16.600Coordinates: 13°3′N 16°36′W / 13.050°N 16.600°W / 13.050; -16.600
Country  Senegal
Region Ziguinchor
Department Bignona
Population (2002)
 • Total 2,725
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Diouloulou is a small town and commune in the Bignona Department of the Ziguinchor Region of southwestern Senegal. In 2002 the town had a population of 2725 people.[1]

Diouloulou, a quiet, unremarkable town,[2] lies along the N5 road. There is a small church, Eglise de Diouloulou, in the southern outskirts of the town,[3] and a campement at Auberge Myriam.[4]

History

In April 2002, an MFDC splinter group, the North Front, led by Kamouguc Diatta, carried out an attack on the town, a month after assaulting Kafountine.[5] On December 20, 2005, armed gunmen assassinated Cherif Samsidine Nema Aidara, a government ambassador to the Casamance peace process, at his home in the town.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Localité de Diouloulou". PEPAM. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Connolly, Sean (5 November 2015). Senegal. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 331. ISBN 978-1-84162-913-1.
  3. ↑ Google (10 September 2016). "Diouloulou" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Trillo, Richard (2 June 2008). The Rough Guide to West Africa. Rough Guides Limited. p. 627. ISBN 978-1-4053-8068-3.
  5. ↑ Africa Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Report. Kogan Page Publishers. 2003. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-7494-4065-7.
  6. ↑ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Government Printing Office. p. 462. ISBN 978-0-16-081399-3.
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