“Some of the tension between [The] Gambia and Senegal, whenever there is tension, first the Senegalese close the border. The port of [The] Gambia is known to be not only the port for [The] Gambia, but [for the] West African region, to include Mali, Senegal, and other countries. So they bring the merchandise, necessity foods to The Gambia and it’s exported back to the region countries. [One] of the issues is the support for the Casamance Rebellion of the Jola against the Senegalese government. That’s one of the main points of contention between [The] Gambia and Senegal. The other one is, in 1994 there was a coup d’état by the current president in [The] Gambia, Jammeh, and the Senegalese were not happy with that support. So that’s why there is still tension between both of them. But the main one is the support for Casamance.”