Confederalism was once practiced in "Senegal and The Gambia". Confederalism is a system of government in which individual states or regions form a central government for common purposes, but retain most of their sovereignty and decision-making powers. In Senegal and The Gambia, the confederal system was established in 1982, with the formation of the Senegambia Confederation. The confederation was created to promote economic cooperation, political stability, and regional integration between the two countries. Under this system, each country maintained its own government and political system, but they shared a common currency, foreign policy, and defense strategy. However, the Senegambia Confederation was short-lived, as it was dissolved in 1989 due to political and economic disagreements between the two countries. Today, both Senegal and The Gambia are independent sovereign states with their own governments and political systems.