UN demands urgent access to site of alleged Mali massacre in Moura

A Malian soldier on patrol on the road between Mopti and Djenne, in central Mali. © MICHELE CATTANI/AFP

With strong backing from France, a UN envoy has demanded access to the Malian village of Moura, the site of an alleged massacre last month by local forces and suspected Russian fighters.

The UN's peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, was able to fly over the site on 3 April.