Bamako : Suspected jihadists killed 40 Tuaregs, mostly young men, in two attacks in northern Mali's Menaka region, which the local governor said seemed calculated to spark an ethnic conflict between Tuareg and Fulani herders. Menaka governor Daouda Maiga said the attacks happened in the remote desert villages of Awakassa on Friday and in Anderanboucane, a day earlier. At least 40 young Tuareg men were killed by suspected jihadis in northern Mali. Photo: APJihadist groups are seen as the greatest threat to security across Africa's Sahel region. Bajan Ag Hamatou, a local legislator, confirmed the attack, as did Menaka town's mayor, Nanout Kotia.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 28, 2018 19:41 UTC