After recent deadly attacks in northern Mali, some people in Bamako say the government should consider restarting or increasing dialogue with armed groups. There's been a resurgence of deadly violence in Mali's north in recent weeks inolving attacks by Islamist militants on civilians and security forces. ".... We're all Malians, so it would be better to talk to each other and come back to the negotiating table. We'll never be able to liberate the North without war, and after the war we'll negotiate, because we'll all know each other's weight. The surge in violence comes UN peacekeeping forces vacate their bases ahead of their full withdrawal at the end of the year.

Source: Ethiopian News September 13, 2023 12:02 UTC