Konna, a symbol of reconstruction. The Malian Prime Minister of the Transition, Moctar Ouane, visited Konna, in the cercle and region of Mopti, to inaugurate a new fishing port and a new military camp. In this central region of Mali, which is regularly hit by terrorist attacks, the visit aims to symbolise resistance and hope.
Since then, the inhabitants of the town have been trying to get back to normal, until this visit by the Malian Prime Minister of the Transition, Moctar Ouane, to inaugurate a new fishing port and a new military camp. In this central region of Mali, regularly hit by terrorist attacks (Ansar Dine, MUJAO, AQIM, Boko Haram), this visit aims to symbolise resistance and hope.
On 10 January 2013, the terrorists who held several towns in northern Mali, such as Timbuktu and Gao, took Konna, the last dam before the central town Mopti. Before it was drawn into the war, Konna was a river trade hub. « Konna has a resilient population that since 2013 has not hesitated to fend for itself, men and women everyone fends for themselves. Konna is one of the main fishing ports in the region, everyone knows it from the time of the settlers. Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina everywhere! Everyone used to come to Konna to stock up on fish, » said the deputy mayor of Konna, Demba Samouka.
Since 2015, terrorism has spread to the countryside in central Mali. It is led by the Fulani preacher affiliated to Al Qaeda Amadou Kouffa, who took part in the attack on the town in 2013, and the former Tuareg warlord Iyad Ag Ghali, who heads the Groupe de soutien à l’islam et aux musulmans (GSIM).
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