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Last week, a triple terrorist attack claimed by GSIM, the Support Group for Islam and Muslims, linked to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, targeted the Sokoura military camp and then civilians, killing a total of 24 people, according to the Malian army. has since launched a counter-terrorism operation in the area. According to several local sources, an operation was ruined by abuse. A "large-scale operation" is underway, according to the Malian army, "on the Dogon plateau and the exposed area of ​​Seno". A…

In Mali, the 3,000 inhabitants of Farabougou are no longer alone in their village, cut off from the world. Soldiers from the Malian army were able to set foot on Thursday at this locality in the center of the country, while jihadist fighters had banned entry for 17 days. This Friday morning, the Malian army gave some details about its intervention.…

Malian armed forces on Thursday, October 22, managed to break the blockade in Farabougou in central Mali after a 17-day siege of jihadist fighters. If the action pleases the villagers, it also compromises the ongoing mediation. "Of course we are very happy!" The voice of this inhabitant of Farabougou is not the voice of a man…

For 15 days, jihadists have surrounded this village in the Ségou region of central Mali and have banned entry. While an attempt at mediation is underway, residents need to take their problems patiently. "We have no news." This villager from Farabougou makes sure that his whole family is well, but does not hide a certain…

Who negotiated the discharge of 4 hostages, together with Soumaïla Cissé and Sophie Pétronin, two weeks in the past in northern Mali? Among the many names circulating is the Mauritanian Moustapha Chafi, who for a very long time was the particular adviser to Burkinabé President Blaise Compaoré. Final Sunday, after 11 years of exile, Moustapha Chafi returned to his nation. On this event, he provides some confidentiality about his work as a…

Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, ousted in mid-August by a military coup, returned to Bamako on Wednesday night after a medical stay in the United Arab Emirates. His followers were there to welcome him. as reported from Bamako, The procession arrives at the former home of former President Ibrahim Boubakar Keïta. The vehicles come in ... We do not want to see the former head of state in person, but outside his supporters rejoice. "I am very, very happy!" Exclaims a lady who had been waiting there for an…

While the attack and then the blockade of Farabougou have so far not been the subject of any claim, what exactly do we know about the armed men surrounding this village in central Mali? The test continues for villagers in Farabougou, attacked and then surrounded by armed men who have been barred from entering for 16 days. The…

Fifteenth day of siege in Farabougou: this Malian site in the Ségou region is still surrounded by jihadist warriors banning entry. For the second time, on Tuesday 20 October, the Malian army took food in the village. Mediation is underway, led by notables from the area, but more and more voices are rising in the country to demand greater involvement of the authorities. "We are now trying to organize a direct meeting," explains a member of the mediation team working to lift the siege of Farabougou. In recent days, two…

Djely Tapa Diarra combines Mandinka music and electro in his first album: "Baroque". © Jypheal for Etallon Group It has been nicknamed the "Morello Cherry in Montreal". Malian singer Djely Tapa Diarra, daughter of the famous Kandia Kouyaté, has made her place in the sun in Quebec music. His first album, Baroque, is at the crossroads of Mandingo music and electro. This fighter summons the rhythms of her country, Mali,…

For a time closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Malian schools are now officially open. Baccalaureate is also underway. However, some schools remain closed due to uncertainty. as reported from Bamako, Kaourou MagassaMody Samba Touré is a teacher in the town of Kidal, but it is in a restaurant in Bamako that he eats breakfast.…