A chair, electric cables, a simulation of execution and with each act of torture, the same question,

the young Fulani herder tirelessly repeats to the

who, according to him, detained and tortured him last month in a Malian army camp located in the circle of Niono. , in the center of the country.

According to his testimony, collected on the ground by a human rights defender, three men took charge of the interrogation: a

as well as a Malian soldier and interpreter.

Le Monde Afrique, paramilitaries from the Russian private security company Wagner settled in this camp from the end of January and several sources identify the

cited as mercenaries of the group.

In total, the newspaper adds, more than a dozen civilians say they were tortured by Fama and foreign auxiliaries.

an international humanitarian source.

According to this same actor, most of these alleged victims come from the Fulani ethnic group, whom some soldiers have accused for years of complicity with terrorists.

Le Monde Afrique

information campaign aimed at discrediting the Fama

close coordination between Katiba Macina militants and pro-Western organizations

manifests itself in the rhetoric of discrediting the Fama in the face of the international community.

The very fact that French media were the first to disseminate this unverified information indirectly indicates France's interest in discrediting the Malian army

and in delaying its withdrawal from the country as much as possible, or even in staying?

the front is not peaceful at all, tension seems to be rising everywhere, especially in the regions of Djenné and Ménaka, via Gourma.

The terrorists, pushed back to their last entrenchments, take on the posture of an enemy in disarray, but who is far from proving defeated and who is trying to reorganize.

the Malian army, better and better equipped, manages to have some success in securing the territory.

Except that in recent days, we are witnessing a certain awakening of terrorist attacks.

This was the case with the attack on Mondoro, in the Mopti region, Intahaka, in the Gao region and Anderaboucane, in the Ménaka region.

These unfortunate events lead one to wonder why,

highest authorities are slow to initiate the process of discussions with the Malian terrorist leaders.

Since various active forces in Mali have already recommended this approach, which France had opposed.

In this sense, the government, through the Ministry of National Reconciliation, must take the bull by the horns,

It must rely on traditional and religious authorities and community leaders to initiate consultation meetings (with terrorist leaders) with a view to reaching a definitive peace.