Tensions, Armed Groups Emerge in Central Mali

When it comes to Mali, attention has focused on the conflict in the north, but over the past year tensions have been climbing in the central part of the country as well. New armed groups have emerged in the face of continued banditry and disputes over resources. In the courtyard of the mayor’s office in Kerena, shaded by neem trees, young men sit idle.   No one is grazing their cattle anymore, out of fear, says Moussa Issa Bary, a herder from this...

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