In Mali, a forum for reconciliation between communities opened on Thursday 5 November in Niono. Four ministers had traveled to this city in the Ségou region, in the center of the country. And hundreds of people were invited to participate in the discussions with the aim of easing tensions between the various communities in the circle and especially the traditional dozo hunters on the one hand and the Fulani ethnic group on the other. The opening ceremony took place yesterday before entering the case today.
The Ministers of National Reconciliation, Territorial Administration, Security and Health traveled to Niono. Four ministers who brought food to the people of Farabougou were surrounded by jihadist fighters for more than a month. The transitional authorities are eager to show their commitment.
Find solutions
In recent years, Katiba Macina, linked to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqmi), has stepped up attacks in Nionos circle. And recently, it is disputes between the Fulani community and traditional Dozo hunters that are undermining the daily lives of its inhabitants.
Killing the imam of N’Débougou, obstacle to the Niono fair, blocked roads: It is for all these evils that the participants, who come from the twelve municipalities of the circle, must find solutions. And there is an emergency: the internally displaced in the area number in the thousands.
Breaks the cycle of violence
The participants are therefore impatiently waiting for the work to begin in earnest. No specific program was communicated and this forum was organized in a hurry, according to several participants. However, everyone wants to believe that it is not just a matter of posters and that the discussions, which finally end on Saturday, will allow us to break the cycle of violence.
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