▁Z igu in chor ▁has ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁de cade ▁long ▁conflict ▁with ▁Dak ar , ▁that ▁has ▁fla red ▁into ▁open ▁civil ▁war ▁on ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁occasion . ▁With ▁a ▁population ▁with ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁Di ola ▁and ▁Christian , ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁migration ▁of ▁Wol of ▁Muslim s ▁fle eing ▁dr ought ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁caused ▁t ensions ▁to ▁f lare . ▁A ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁demonstr ation ▁against ▁price ▁r ises ▁in ▁Z igu in chor ▁Market ▁was ▁put ▁down ▁viol ently ▁by ▁Sen eg al ese ▁forces , ▁and ▁an ▁ins ur gency ▁by ▁the ▁Mov ement ▁of ▁Democratic ▁Forces ▁of ▁Cas am ance ▁( M F DC ) ▁followed , ▁effectively ▁w reck ing ▁the ▁economy ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁peace ▁acc ords , ▁signed ▁in ▁Z igu in chor , ▁were ▁hoped ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁violence , ▁but ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁sp or adic ▁fighting ▁by ▁an ▁M F DC ▁split ▁and ▁lay ing ▁of ▁land ▁mines ▁again ▁er upt ed ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁nearby . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁Z igu in chor ▁remains ▁econom ically ▁dependent ▁on ▁its ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁cargo ▁port , ▁transport ▁hub ▁and ▁fer ry ▁terminal . ▁ ▁The ▁" N ationale ▁ 4 " ▁highway ▁cross es ▁the ▁Cas am ance ▁River ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁linking