By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Studio Tamani
A new passenger bus was reportedly robbed on Thursday on the route linking Gao and Intilit, Mali, following an earlier attack on Tuesday. Passengers were reportedly robbed and their luggage searched, Studio Tamani reports, noting a rise in robberies along the route.
An attack by unidentified armed men killed one person and left another wounded by gunfire on Thursday 22 October in the village of Danlekanda, in the commune of Muétoumou, Bandiagara cercle, Mali. The injured person was being taken to the Bandiagara referral health centre, reports Studio Tamani.
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Three teachers abducted by armed men at the San Educational Activities Centre in Mali were released on Thursday 29 October 2026, according to Studio Tamani and Bamada.net. The school’s officials attributed their release to the involvement of the local population and thanked them for their support, Bamada.net reports.
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A coach travelling from Bamako to Kéniéba overturned on Thursday 29 October 2026 on the Kati-Samè route, killing one person and seriously injuring 35, with several others lightly injured, according to Bamada.net and Journal du Niger. The vehicle was carrying about 70 passengers. Journal du Niger reports that rescue workers evacuated the injured and the gendarmerie opened an investigation.
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Armed men forced the closure of schools in Sorontibougou and Djénidjé Bambara, in the rural commune of Toubacoura, Banamba cercle, Mali, Studio Tamani reports, in news relayed by Bamada.net. The closure, on Friday 23 October, adds to other school disruptions recorded in the commune in 2024, 2025 and 2026 and has worried parents.
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Malian army strikes armed groups in three regionsThe Malian army carried out strikes on 28 October against armed groups’ positions in the north, south-east and centre of the country. The operations, conducted with support from partners as part of Operation Dougoukoloko, aim to monitor and secure the territory, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
Two men held in Mauritania over rigged Masrivi drawA Mauritanian judge has remanded Allassane Sy, a former Masrivi bank employee, and Lassana Camara, presented as the initial winner of a draw, in custody. The case concerns a draw held on 9 October and the alleged manipulation of the participants’ file, according to journalist Souleymane Hountou Djigo.The week in Africa
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