Reports have it that scores of people have been killed in central Mali in what is believed to be a terrorist attack. The sad incident happened in the night of Sunday to Monday in town of Sobanou. Death toll is believed to be over 100.
This will be the second of such incident in the space of two months. The first occured in March and led to the resignation of the then government and the formation of a new one in May.
According to reports, there are about 300 inhabitants in the area. It’s a village that has been almost emptied.
Violence between members of the Dogon ethnic group, mainly farmers, and Fulani, traditionally pastoralists, have killed hundreds of people since the beginning of the year in Mali.
