7 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –
At least five people have died as a result of an attack on a police checkpoint in Zambougou, in the town of Koulikoro, near the capital.
The deceased are two gendarmes, a police officer and two civilians, according to the Maliweb news portal, after the attack by an armed group that has not yet been identified, while no rebel group has yet claimed responsibility.
A week ago, the majority of the armed groups in Mali rejected the peace agreement after declining the current draft of the country’s Constitution, which must be submitted to a referendum, for “not taking into account” the concerns of these groups.
Tensions in Mali have increased in recent months between the military junta established after the coups of August 2020 and May 2021 and the Permanent Strategic Framework (CSP, according to its French acronym) — which integrates former Tuareg rebels and members of pro-government militias– amid increased insecurity due to attacks by jihadist groups.
