In Mali, great concern of the populations of the Ménaka region in the North
Security forces at the entrance to Ménaka, Mali.
(Illustrative image) Souleymane AG ANARA / AFP
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A good part of this region located in the area of the three borders (Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger) is now under the control of the jihadists of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (EIGS) which, through its attacks, causes many victims, and thousands of displaced.
The representative of Minusma in Mali has just made a trip to this region.
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The president of the Ménaka interim authorities is worried.
Abdoul Wahab Ag Ahmed Mohamed, contacted by the press by telephone, explains that a good part of his region of the same name is now occupied
by jihadists from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (EIGS)
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In this area located in the region of the three borders (Mali-Burkina-Niger), the populations have fled from many countries because of the attacks of the jihadists.
The representative of the UN mission in Mali, El-Ghassim Wane, has just completed a field visit to Ménaka on Tuesday: "
It is a visit which is in fact linked to the extremely dramatic situation in this region .
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The multiple attacks that have been taking place for several weeks have affected civilian populations leading to massive displacements.
Many civilians were also killed.
It was important for me to come here.
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A few dozen Malian soldiers are symbolically present in Ménaka as well as a unit of blue helmets.
Those who venture out of town most of the time to confront the jihadists are fighters from the Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA), an armed group involved in the peace process in northern Mali. .
According to its officials, over the past three months, "several hundred civilians" have been killed by terrorists.
And the region now has 20,000 to 30,000 displaced people.
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