What happens to Bunagana, the border town that fell to M23 rebels last June in the DRC? For the past two weeks, the East African regional force has been deployed there. It claims that the M23 withdrew in accordance with the Luanda agreements. But the announcement was not enough to reassure. Neither residents nor shopkeepers have returned. Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula and Justin Kabumba report.
In Mali, Oumar Traoré, chief of staff to transitional President Colonel Assimi Goïta, was among four people killed in an attack Tuesday near the Mauritanian border. The man was in the delegation targeted by an ambush near the town of Nara, in a region plagued by jihadist attacks.
Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of the month of fasting. This year in Bamako preparations are marked by galloping inflation, particularly of foodstuffs.
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