Bignona

Bignona is a city in southern Senegal, 30 kilometers north of the Casamance capital Ziguinchor -. She was in front of Ziguinchor colonial administrative seat in the Casamance.

Today, living in the space Bignona approximately 35,000 people who are primarily engaged in agriculture, in services or tourism. Between Bignona Ziguinchor and the language border between Wolof and Diola runs.

Due to the violent Casamance conflict between the Mouvement des Democratic Forces de la Casamance ( MFDC ) and the Government of Senegal, the region's development took place in the years 1985 to 2000, only haltingly and was mainly on the commitment of American aid organizations such as United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ) -dependent. However, there since December 2004, an official peace treaty between the MFDC and the government and the MFDC members are re- integrated into society.

Since 2001, a multi-award winning (including UNESCO World Decade Project ) school partnership a German school from the Brandenburg Strausberg with a school in Bignona. As a result, increased German organizations such as the German Development Service ( DED), the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ ) and the Church Development Service ( EED) involved in the region.

Personalities

• Émile Badiane (* 1915 - December 22, 1972 ), Senegalese politician and minister in the first government led by Senegalese Leopold Sedar Senghor.
• Landing Savané ( born January 10, 1945), politician and Secretary General of JEF And / PADS.
• Ibrahima Sonko (* January 22, 1981 ), Senegalese international who is currently player at English football club Portsmouth FC.
• Lamine Diarra (born 20 December 1983), football player, currently in Al Shabab (United Arab Emirates).