Mauritania angry after disappearances at the border with Mali
View of the city of Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania (photo illustration).
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Tensions between Mauritania and Mali, following the disappearance of Mauritanian breeders in Malian territory.
Several dozen Mauritanians have been missing for almost three days.
Local sources say they were killed by Malian soldiers, charges that have not yet been confirmed.
The border region between the two countries has been experiencing a resurgence of violence for several weeks.
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The Mauritanian authorities are angry.
In a press release published Tuesday afternoon, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs accuses the Malian army "
of recurring crimes against its nationals
".
A few hours earlier, its secretary general received the Malian ambassador.
“
We call your authorities in Bamako, and they don't even pick up
,” the latter got carried away during the interview, according to a diplomatic source in Nouakchott.
Third incident of the same type in two months
Several dozen people also demonstrated on Tuesday afternoon in front of the Mauritanian Ministry of the Interior.
Placards denounced “
the aggressions of the Malian army
”.
This is the
third security incident
affecting Mauritanian nationals in Mali in two months.
On Saturday, two traders were shot and injured as they returned to Abel Bagrou, a border town.
On January 17, the bodies of seven herders were found near the Malian village of Nara.
After protest from Nouakchott, the Malian authorities promised an investigation into this event, but assured that for the time being, there was nothing to incriminate their armed forces.
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