31 killed in road accident in Mali
Thirty-one people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus fell off a bridge in Mali.
Thirty-one people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus fell off a bridge in Mali.
Francophone West Africa has for several years been beset by an Islamist insurgency that nations such as Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have failed to repel, despite international assistance.
About 1500 people of these castes sat on the NH-21 with sticks and banners in their hands, shouting pro-reservation slogans during the day.
The district administration has urged them to give up the agitation, clear the jam and come for talks then, the official said.
In May, N'Daw and Ouane, as well as some of their relatives, were deprived of their liberty after being forced to give up their prerogatives by the military junta which overthrew then-President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on August 18, 2020.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has demanded the 'immediate and unconditional release' of Keita and Cisse as diplomats in New York said the Security Council is expected to hold emergency talks on Wednesday.
Thousands of soldiers and civilians have been killed in the conflict, while many more have been forced to flee their homes.
France has deployed more than 5,000 troops to combat jihadist groups in the region -- a largely lawless expanse stretching over Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, where drugs and arms flow through porous borders.
Central Mali became gripped by ethnic violence after a jihadist revolt broke out in the north of the country in 2012.
French troops carried out the operation by using attack helicopters, ground troops and a drone in the Mopti region of central Mali.
