Dozens killed in attack on village in central Mali

A group of Fulani militiamen stand ready with their weapons at an informal demobilisation camp in the town of Sevare [File: Marco Longari/AFP]

Unidentified armed men have killed approximately 40 people in an attack on a village in central Mali, local officials said.

The attack took place on Monday in Djiguibombo village in the Mopti region, one of several areas in Mali’s north and centre where groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS) have been active for more than a decade.