Diouloulou is a small town and commune in the

Bignona Department Bignona Department is one of the three departments in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal. Districts Within the department are three urban communes: Bignona, Thionck Essyl and Diouloulou The rest of the department is divided administratively i ...

of the

Ziguinchor Region Ziguinchor is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions). The region is also referred to historically and popularly as Basse Casamance , settlement_type = Geographical region , image_skylin ...

of southwestern Senegal. In 2002, the town had a population of 2,725 people. Diouloulou, a quiet, unremarkable town, lies along the N5 road. There is a small church, Eglise de Diouloulou, in the southern outskirts of the town, and a campement at Auberge Myriam.

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. 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.

References

{{Bignona Department Populated places in the Bignona Department Communes of Senegal