Fogny or Foni is a region in the

Casamance Casamance is the area of Senegal south of the Gambia, including the Casamance River. It consists of the Lower Casamance (, —i.e. Ziguinchor Region) and the Upper Casamance (, —i.e. Kolda and Sédhiou Regions). The largest city of Casamance ...

shared between

Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

and

The Gambia The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for ...

. On the Gambian side, four

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

take the name:

Foni Bintang-Karenai Foni Bintang-Karenai is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Foni Bintang-Karenai is in the central south of the division, between Foni Kansa ...

Foni Bondali Foni Bondali is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Foni Bondali is in the southeast of the division, between Foni Kansala Foni Kansala i ...

Foni Brefet Foni Brefet is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Foni Brefet is in the center of the division, between Kombo East and Foni Bintang-Karenai ...

, and

Foni Jarrol Foni Jarrol is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Foni Jarrol is in the far east of the division, between Foni Bondali and the border wit ...

Notable people

Assane Seck Assane Seck (1 February 1919 – 27 November 2012) was a Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senega ...

(born 1919), politician *

Yahya Jammeh Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former soldier, who served as President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017. He was the Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 1994 ...

Bibliography

*Christian Roche, ''Histoire de la Casamance : Conquête et résistance 1850-1920'', Karthala, 2000, 408 p. (Thèse Université de Paris I, remaniée) *Famara Sané, ''Le commandement indigène dans l’administration coloniale du Fooñi, 1895-1960'', Université de Dakar, 1996, 87 p. (Mémoire de Maîtrise) *Sambou Simon, ''Le Fogny et les Français, 1894-1920'', Université de Dakar, 1995, 129 p. (Mémoire de maîtrise) Subdivisions of the Gambia Gambia 2 Districts, Gambia Geography of Senegal {{Senegal-geo-stub