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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…

This is the fifteenth day of isolation for the residents of Farabougou, Mali. This village in the Ségou region, in the center of the country, is surrounded by jihadist warriors who ban all access. The destruction of a bridge over the weekend further isolates residents while food is lacking on site. Meanwhile, mediation efforts led by notables in the area, local elected officials and traditional leaders are making progress. That warriors around Farabougou present themselves as jihadists. But in this case, according to…

A ministerial mission from ECOWAS arrived in Côte d'Ivoire to fulfill the assorted political actors. The opposition not acknowledged the legitimacy of the establishments chargeable for the group and validation of the elections scheduled for 31 October and demanded the withdrawal of the candidacy of outgoing President Alassane Ouattara for a 3rd time period. Will this worldwide mediation give the…

In Mali, a three-day national mourning began Thursday morning after the attacks on Tuesday by the Malian military post Sokoura in the Mopti region. In the Ségou region, the village of Farabougou, near Diabali, is the core of the concerns. For a week now, the inhabitants of this small village have been subjected to a blockade by suspected jihadists. An attempt at mediation is underway. “We transported vehicles on the outskirts of Farabougou, but we could not enter. In the Ségou government, people talk modestly about…