The Morning Call
Mali’s Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga on wednesday began an evaluation visit to the north east Menaka region.
The troubled region which shares border with Niger has recently witnessed a surge in intercommunal violence alongside been a haven for islamists terrorists.
Over the course of the past week, dozens of civilians from Tuareg and Fulani communities were reportedly killed, while ongoing counter-terrorism operations are still being conducted there against the so-called Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS).
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