By RFPosted on 26-11-2019Modified on 26-11-2019 at 01:08
In central Mali and more precisely in the east, clashes between jihadist groups and traditional Dogon hunters continue. Beyond these armed clashes, threats, attacks on civilians, robberies, robberies are common on the axis that connects this border area with Burkina Faso to Mopti, the main city of central Mali.
On November 17, a truck was attacked: the stolen cattle and the driver killed. Since then, residents of Koro and Bankass have been threatened by an embargo, led by suspected jihadists.
Indeed, since the attack, goods or food no longer reach the cities of Bankass and Koro says a local elected. " We only eat what we grow, which is mostly grain, " he says. There are no more fruits, vegetables or condiments to the market, "said the source, who is concerned about a possible food crisis.
A few rare personal vehicles and ambulances still venture along this road, but mines or the risk of an attack by suspected jihadists paralyze traffic. " The purpose of this blockade is to isolate and to make suffer the population Dogon which composes the cities of Koro and Bankass, " explains another authority.
Along this strategic axis that connects Mopti, the capital of central Mali, neighboring Burkina Faso, traditional Dogon hunters had set up at least four security posts, says one of the representatives of this community.
But today, according to several security analysts, jihadist groups have expanded their influence and gained ground on this stretch, mainly in the bush, around the cities of the area, near Burkina Faso.
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