Conflict coverage · Central Sahel

The war moves to central Mali

2015 – 2019Key eventEssentialMopti / Ségou regions

MilitaryHumanitarianCentral Mali and the delta

Katiba Macina embeds the insurgency in the Mopti and Ségou regions, recruiting on local grievance and pastoralist marginalisation; the centre overtakes the north as the war's deadliest theatre.

Why it mattersCentral Mali proved the insurgency was not a northern or Tuareg phenomenon but a state-absence phenomenon — and put it astride the river, the roads and the food systems the whole country depends on.

Confidence: HighSources: International Crisis Group ↗ · ACLED conflict data & analysis ↗ · Established historical recordMethodology Corrections

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