ZIZ Midday News – August 10, 2022

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2022 Sagicor SLTA COTECC Junior

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Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 11, 2022 (SKNTA) — The action continues at the St. Lucia Tennis Association’s National Tennis Center, in the 2022 Sagicor SLTA COTECC Junior tournament in Beausejour today.

Up to this stage, the Kittitian U12 Brandon Brisbane has played all of his matches, and lost yesterday Tuesday 9 August in both the consolation round to Immanuel Charles (SLU) 2-4 and then again with his Antiguan doubles partner Xavier Williams lost to the Barbadian duo Zane Kirton and Amon Archer 0-4, 1-4.

Young Brisbane was very glad for the experience of playing in his first COTECC (Central America and the Caribbean Confederation of Tennis) regional junior tournament, and admitted that the nervousness from playing for the first time against opponents from all over the Caribbean was hard to overcome.

He is looking forward to his next event, which he hopes will be in December.

St. Kitts strongest U14 player and most experienced campaigner, Dannielson Lybert qualified from the round robin stage into the main draw for his second straight COTECC event. In his previous outing in April at the CO Williams Barbados Junior event, he also made it into the quarter finals. This time he bettered his streak, and easily defeated Kaeri Mukora, 4-2, 4-0

You will note the sets in the main draw are only going to 4, as opposed to the usual 6. This is due to the tournament losing many hours due to the heavy rains that have been showing over St. Lucia every day of the tournament so far. White badge tournament official Trinidadian Chester Dalrymple explained that in order to complete all of the scheduled matches in the 5 day timeframe, it was necessary to shorten all of the formats, since so many playing hours were lost to rain. The U12 matches were reduced to 1 short set to 4, and the U14 matches were reduced to short sets to 4.

Lybert proceeded to the QF, where he met Bahamian player Jackson McTaggert. Jackson had the advantage of power, whereas Lybert had better foot speed. It was a close game in the first set, however McTaggart took the set 4-2. This game was all about power and attacking shots, as the players competed for dominance.

The first set saw each player acing each other with big booming first serves.

The second set saw McTaggart realise he could not match Lybert for foot speed and court coverage, and he kept moving him from side to side, then coming into net when he sensed a defensive shot was coming in order to pounce on a potential slower ball.

In the end McTaggart was able to hold his ground strokes more consistently, and he took the second set 4-0, and hence proceeds to the semi finals.

Lybert still remains in the tournament in doubles, with his Kittitian partner Matthew Owen.

Their first doubles game was versus the duo of Kaeri Mukora (SLU) and Irshan Sharma (India).

This was an easy game for the Kittitian pair, they took the match 4-2, 4-1.

While Matthew Owen missed out on entering the main draw by a narrow margin, he can be comforted that his performance here in St. Lucia was much better than in the April COTECC Barbados tournament. His matches won count improved in the round robin stage, and his overall confidence and ability to manage the nervousness has improved.

He did make his way into the second round of the consolation draw by storming past St. Lucian Christian Evans in the 3pm match on court 3. The Lucian lefty from Vieux Fort is playing in his first COTECC tournament, and explained in south St. Lucia the courts are awaiting repairs, so he has to make the 2 hour drive to Castries to get a good surface to play on.

The match ended 4-1, 4-1, with Owen’s consistency and attacking ground strokes easily forcing Evans into making errors.

Today Wednesday 10 August will see Matthew Owen play vs Navindra Arjune from Guyana in the consolation draw quarterfinals at 9am, and then Owen and Lybert from St. Kitts will play vs the Bahamian brothers Jackson and Patrick McTaggart in the doubles main draw semi finals

Group photo – all teams

Doubles match – Lybert+Owen (St. Kitts) vs Mukora and Sharma (st. lucia)

Brisbane (KN) Williams (ANU), Kirton, Archer (BAR)

Dannielson Lybert (KN), Jackson McTaggart (Bahamas)

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Linda’s increases prices on select pastries

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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FILE PHOTO: Linda’s Bakery, Park Street, Port of Spain.

Linda’s Bakery has announced that it will raise the price of “select pastries” by $1 as a result of National Flour Mills’ (NFM) second increase in the price of flour earlier this year.

Although it did not identify which pastries would increase in price, Linda’s said in a media release it has been faced with increased pricing pressure since the second flour price rise.

“Linda’s has engaged with its core stakeholders over the last several weeks in order to determine how best to navigate the environment with as little burden (as possible) on consumers,” the release said.

It added that since NFM had announced there would be no further price increases for the year, owing to recent decreases in the price of wheat, Linda’s will maintain current prices on all its bread products.

In June NFM announced a 33 per cent increase in the wholesale price of flour, with a suggested increase in the retail price of 28 per cent. In a release NFM said the increase would mean a hike in the price of a two-kilo bag of Ibis flour of $4.16, from $14.77 to $18.93.

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Raksha Bandhan celebrations:  President receives rakhi from Brahma Kumaris sisters, Indian High Commission

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President Dr Irfaan Ali ushered in Raksha Bandhan celebrations  after receiving rakhis from sisters from the Brahma Kumaris and from representatives of the Indian High Commission.

Rajnie Narine and Ahalia Geer from the Brahma Kumari; and Sunita Tyagi, Savitri Dutt, Sanyukta Singh and Pammi Kaushik from the Indian High Commission visited President Ali at the Office of the President on Shiv Chanderpaul Drive where they tied the rakhis on his wrist ahead of the day of celebration on Thursday.The representatives from the Indian High Commission were accompanied by the Indian High Commissioner to Guyana, H.E Dr K J Srinivasa.

Raksha Bandhan is observed on the full-moon day of the Hindu month of Sravana during July or August and celebrates the love of a brother for his sister. On this day, sisters tie rakhi bands on the wrists of their brothers to protect them against negative influences. In return, sisters are presented with gifts and a promise that their brothers will protect them from harm. (Office of the President)

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GCCI renews calls for removal of UK Visa requirements

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The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) welcomes the decision by the carrier British Airway (BA) to restart its route between Guyana and the United Kingdom (UK).

This decision comes at a time when Guyana has become the largest trading partner in the Caribbean with the UK.

This deepened relationship, driven largely by enterprise, demonstrates the strengthening of the Guyanese economy. As such, the Chamber would like to reiterate its long-standing call for the removal of the visa requirement that exists for Guyanese who wish to travel to the UK.

The GCCI is of the view that the removal of this requirement will auger well for the continued deepening of economic relations between the countries and foster private sector development in both territories.

It is with this in mind that the Chamber will make formal representation to the Government of Guyana and the Government of the United Kingdom with a view to urging the respective leaders for examining the removal of the visa requirement.

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GTI gets $6.2M in land surveying equipment from FAO

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The land surveying equipment donated to GTI by the FAO

…20 scholarships being offered

In order to assist Guyana to boost its land surveying capacity, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has donated over US$30,000 in surveying equipment to the Government Technical Institute (GTI).

The several pieces of surveying equipment were handed over on Wednesday following the swearing-in ceremony of five new land surveyors at State House. Land surveyors are trained through a programme offered at the GTI.

This donation is part of the Sustainable Land Management and Development Project being implemented by the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) in partnership with the FAO and funded by Guyana’s Redd+ Investment Fund.

FAO Country Representative in Guyana, Dr Gillian Smith, said that the organisation is committed to continuously supporting the country’s development agenda, particularly as it relates to land management. In fact, she posited that it is due to the drive of local agencies such as the GL&SC that the FAO has made the donation.

The land surveying equipment donated to GTI by the FAO

“We know that the work that the project is doing is only a very, very small part of the bigger, comprehensive and more ambitious land management agenda and work of the Government. But under the vision of GL&SC and the Government, this project is doing its part to support updated base maps for several administrative regions. Support is being provided in the modernising efforts that are being made for land administration and lease management systems and processes, land surveying and cadastral systems, among other areas,” Dr Smith stated.

Produced experts

The FAO official went on to laud the Guyana Government for prioritising human capacity building.

“Guyana recognises the critical contribution that this makes to sustainable development in general, and particularly how it complements all of the infrastructure investment that is being done here. Specifically, here, human resource capacity is vital, as we have heard, in achieving land management and sustainable land development,” she noted.

In fact, Dr Smith further acknowledged the fact that over the years, GTI has produced experts in land surveying, many of whom are now leaders in the field. To this end, in addition to the surveying equipment, the FAO official also announced that this project is also offering scholarships to 20 new students in the academic year commencing in September.

FAO Country Representative Dr Gillian Smith handing over the land surveying equipment to a GTI official in the presence of Education Minister Priya Manickchand, President Dr Irfaan Ali, and GL&SC Head, Enrique Monize, on Wednesday at State House

These scholarship students will be doing a field attachment with the GL&SC and this will allow them a chance to underpin the theoretical foundations that they will receive with practical experience that is extremely vital.

Another component of this project is work being done to address patterns of land degradation and identifying and prioritising land restoration practices that will then be scaled up. According to the FAO Representative, this can directly support the targets of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) to restore up to 200,000 hectares of land by 2030.

Importance of practical skills

Meanwhile, Education Minister Priya Manickchand expressed gratitude to the FAO for its donation to GTI, as she emphasised the importance of developing practical skills during training programmes such as land surveying.

“We are fully aware that academic and the traditional academia and subjects that we’ve pursued remain important. But we are very aware of how necessary it is to upskill more, many, or even all of the members of our population and you’re going to see a renewed rollout of how we treat with TVET (technical and vocational education and training) even from the primary level in our country,” she posited.

Manickchand noted that the aim is to ensure that every student exiting high school is competent in at least one TVET area.

Further recognising the need for more land surveyors in Guyana and the fact that the GTI is the only institution that offers such qualifications, the Education Minister assured more will be done to support this field.

In fact, Manickchand stated that this is already happening with Government placing intensified attention and matching investment on TVET institutions across the country.

“It’s important that the people we produce at the Ministry, we produce from the institutions of the Ministry understand their role in building out this ‘One Guyana’ where unity and love and harmony is our goal to reach. And there are going to be new responsibilities in this new Guyana that is more aware of the harms of the bad work and who are more aware of the goodness that comes from good work. There’s going to be more responsibilities placed on every public professional coming out,” the Education Minister noted.

She went on to say to the five newly sworn-in land surveyors that “…I urge you, in this time, to resolve that you’re going to go forward doing sworn land surveying work even as you earn the big bucks that could come with it, because big bucks do come from it; that you resolve that you will commit to serving with integrity and honest so that your name must never be a name that people associate with scampishness.” (Guyana Times)

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Cocaine, stolen gun found during Police raids

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Police raids around the city and its immediate environs have led to the discovery of a gun along with a quantity of cocaine.

Police of Regional Division 4A conducted raid exercises at Stabroek, Georgetown, where a search was conducted on a white Axio motor car, PAB 6262, and a 38-year-old man of South Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, and a 29-year-old man of Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge, were arrested for attempted murder.

Another exercise was also conducted at Bourda Street, Georgetown, where a 29-year-old male was searched and one cigarette pack was found in his pants crotch, which contained a quantity of whitish rock-like substance suspected to be cocaine.

The cocaine which was found during the raid

He was escorted to the Alberttown Police Station where the suspected narcotics were weighed in his presence and amounted to 3.9 grams. He was placed into custody, pending charges.

Meanwhile, acting on information received, Police ranks on Wednesday between 14:20h and 15:20h carried out a raid at Plum Park, Sophia.

Several persons were searched including a 27-year-old man of South Sophia, who was questioned and admitted that he and another male had stolen a shotgun from a security guard on July 31, 2022, at Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt.

The gun wrapped in black plastic bag

He then led ranks to a ball field at Plum Park where the shotgun was found. The firearm is the property of CMC Security Service which was allegedly stolen from a security guard while he was on duty in South Ruimveldt on the July 31, 2022. The suspect is in custody assisting with further investigations.

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En prisión sujeto que supuestamente chocó intencionalmente a mujer en Rincón

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Un hombre fue ingresado en prisión por supuestamente intentar atropellar a una mujer y su hija en horas de la tarde del miércoles en la carretera PR-125, del barrio Pueblo de Rincón.

Según el reporte de la Policía, el sujeto utilizó su auto y chocó impactó de manera intencional el vehículo Mitsubishi, Outlander Sport, año 2016 y le provocó daños a la carrocería.

En el vehículo se encontraban una mujer de 53 años y su hija como pasajera.

El sujeto fue puesto bajo arresto y un juez le impuso una fianza de 65 mil dólares que no prestó.

Fue ingresado a una Institución Carcelaria del país.

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¿’Caza de brujas’ digital? El creciente temor que mueve a las mujeres en EE.UU. a borrar las aplicaciones de seguimiento de menstruación

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La decisión de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de EE.UU. de invalidar el derecho al aborto ha derivado en una intensa campaña que convoca a las mujeres a eliminar las aplicaciones que usan para controlar las fechas de su menstruación, ya que podrían ser perseguidas y acusadas de abortar.

El creciente temor se basa en el hecho de que las empresas que operan esas aplicaciones podrían vender los datos de millones de usuarias a las autoridades o a organizaciones antiabortistas que, de esta forma, estarían en condiciones de vigilar y analizar la información de ciclos menstruales.

Ello les permitiría detectar cuándo ha comenzado o se ha detenido un embarazo y denunciar ante la Justicia a las mujeres que, según sus sospechas, han abortado (o podrían estar interesadas en hacerlo).

A reminder to delete your period tracking apps today https://t.co/eoZa2cbb4x

— Tulika Bose (@TulikaBose_) June 25, 2022

Desde que el pasado 24 de junio la Corte revocó el derecho constitucional al aborto que regía desde 1973, las feministas se encuentran en estado de alerta por la criminalización a la que han vuelto a ser sometidas las mujeres.

Antes, por lo menos 26 de los 50 estados ya contemplaban la posibilidad de sumarse a lo que decidiera la Corte, pero las disputas legales están en marcha. Misuri, por ejemplo, adaptó de inmediato la decisión, mientras que en Texas y en Virginia Occidental hubo jueces que autorizaron la reanudación temporal de los abortos.

En Kansas, la ciudadanía votó a favor de mantener este derecho, pero Georgia les otorgó reconocimiento legal a los fetos como “dependientes”. Y en Louisiana ya hay un proyecto para equiparar al aborto con un homicidio.

Ya se están vendiendo los datos de los ciclos menstruales q recolectan las apps junto con el tracking de ubicaciones.
¿A quién? Justamente (entre otros) a los mismos lobbies q pretenden derogar el derecho al aborto.

Amigues, no uséis apps para monitorizar vuestra regla. https://t.co/FKJXsCtZtW

— ascetic (@asceticpath) May 4, 2022

Otra de las secuelas inmediatas fue el aumento récord en la venta de anticonceptivos en farmacias estadounidenses y de pastillas abortivas que son enviadas por correo desde Europa.

Además, se conocieron casos concretos como el de una niña que quedó embarazada luego de ser violada y que, para poder abortar, tuvo que viajar de Ohio a Indiana antes de que en este estado se validara la prohibición.

Esta semana, las alarmas se reavivaron con la historia de una joven de 17 años y de su madre que fueron acusadas de los delitos de aborto ilegal y ocultamiento de un cadáver. Las pruebas presentadas por la Policía son sus chats en Facebook.

La privacidad digital no fue respetada. Por eso, en las redes sociales se volvió a recordar el mensaje “Delete your period tracking apps today” (“elimina tus aplicaciones de seguimiento de períodos hoy”).

Ya se están vendiendo los datos de los ciclos menstruales q recolectan las apps junto con el tracking de ubicaciones.
¿A quién? Justamente (entre otros) a los mismos lobbies q pretenden derogar el derecho al aborto.

Amigues, no uséis apps para monitorizar vuestra regla. https://t.co/FKJXsCtZtW

— ascetic (@asceticpath) May 4, 2022

Distópico

Uno de los tuits que convoca a borrar las aplicaciones de la menstruación que ha tenido mayor impacto es el de la escritora Jessica Khoury, que acumula cientos de miles “me gusta”, retuiteos y respuestas.

“Hace años, los piratas ya decíamos que había que defender la privacidad digital, incluso en democracias. Porque nunca se sabe”, advirtió un usuario. “Hay casos en que han vendido datos de las usuarias a empresas para que te aparezca el anuncio de anticonceptivos, pruebas de embarazo, productos de bebé o cosas por el estilo en el momento adecuado, es un poco turbia la cosa“, agregó otra.

Un tuit resumió: “Mujeres estadounidenses avisándose entre ellas para borrar las apps de la regla porque puede usarse de prueba en caso de ser denunciadas por abortar; es absolutamente distópico”. Lo que sigue, advirtieron varios, es la anulación del matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo.

“Delete your period tracking apps today”. The USA have just set the clock back 50 yrs and the thought that period apps could be tracked, is mind boggling but oh so probable. pic.twitter.com/oTCudFavO3

— Rosalie Dobson (@SublimeChick) June 26, 2022

También recordaron que se criminalizará a las personas que ayuden a una mujer a interrumpir sus embarazos. “Puede ser el taxista que te llevó a la clínica, tu mejor amiga, tu vecina. Todo aquel que no te haya denunciado”, explicó una usuaria, mientras que otra concluyó: “Es una maldita caza de brujas porque odian a la mujer. No hay otra explicación. A los irónicamente llamados ‘pro-vida’, la vida les importa un carajo. Lo único que les importa es el control y las ansias de poder”.

La recomendación generalizada es borrar las aplicaciones y volver a dar seguimiento al ciclo menstrual en agendas de papel. Siempre será más fácil destruirlas.

Por otra parte, algunas empresas se han comprometido a ponerse del lado de las mujeres y respetar su privacidad.

¿Soluciones?

“Queremos dejar claro nuestro compromiso contigo. Somos mujeres propietarias de una aplicación fundada en la creencia de la libertad de elección y de privacidad. No vendemos datos, no hemos vendido datos y no venderemos datos. Tenemos encriptada tu información para asegurarnos de que ni el gobierno ni las compañías tendrán acceso a los datos que solo te pertenecen. Deberá ser así para siempre”, aseguró, por ejemplo, Stardust Period Tracker.

For too many people, the process of figuring out where and how to get an abortion is confusing, complicated, & overwhelming.

We want it to be easier! Visit https://t.co/v8vtJ3jDRN for guidance & support. pic.twitter.com/qES8bjC13e

— Abortion Finder (@Abortion_Finder) August 5, 2022

Otras empresas informaron que están actualizando sus formularios para que no aparezcan los correos ni los teléfonos de las usuarias, aunque expertos en seguridad cibernética ya advirtieron que se pueden rastrear los historiales de búsqueda.

Varias plataformas han elaborado guías para contrarrestar la vigilancia digital. Además de borrar las aplicaciones de seguimiento de la regla, proponen borrar todos los datos personales con los que las mujeres se inscribieron en esos sitios.

También recomiendan bloquear el localizador de ubicación geográfica ante de comprar anticonceptivos. La misma medida sirve para evitar que las personas que están en una sala de espera de una clínica abortiva puedan ser ubicadas.

Otros consejos son: no comprar anticonceptivos siempre en la misma farmacia; evitar las cadenas que tengan cámaras de vigilancia; y pagar en efectivo porque las tarjetas bancarias pueden ser rastreadas.

“No discutir tu ciclo con nadie en quien no confíes por completo”, es otra de las sugerencias que remite a “El cuento de la criada”, la exitosa novela en la que Margaret Atwood imagina un mundo gobernado por fundamentalistas religiosos que controlan por completo la vida sexual y reproductiva de las mujeres.

Solo que, en este caso, ya no se trata de una ficción.

Noticia original de RT en Español.

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Mali: le gouvernement confirme le bilan de 42 soldats tués dans l’attaque jihadiste à Tessit

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 Les autorités de transition au Mali ont annoncé mercredi un deuil national de trois jours après avoir confirmé la mort dimanche de 42 soldats maliens lors d’une attaque attribuée à des jihadistes dans le nord-est du pays, près des frontières du Burkina Faso et du Niger, un assaut au cours duquel l’armée a “neutralisé 37 terroristes”.

L’armée a “réagi vigoureusement à une attaque complexe et coordonnée” à Tessit au cours de laquelle elle a eu “42 morts et 22 blessés” dans ses rangs, faisant aussi état de “37 terroristes neutralisés” et plusieurs de leurs équipements, dont des véhicules, “abandonnés” lors de “plusieurs heures de combat”, selon ce nouveau bilan publié par le gouvernement dans un communiqué transmis à l’AFP.

Le précédent bilan faisait état de 17 soldats et 4 civils tués.

Le gouvernement a évoqué une attaque dimanche “aux environs de 15H00” GMT, menée “vraisemblablement (par) l’Etat islamique dans le Grand Sahara (EIGS)” et “caractérisée par l’usage de drones, d’explosifs, de véhicules piégés ainsi que des tirs d’artillerie”, reprenant des informations déjà annoncées lundi par l’armée.

“L’enregistrement” par l’armée d’”opérations clandestines de survol d’aéronefs indique sans équivoque que les terroristes ont bénéficié d’appuis majeurs, y compris d’expertises extérieures”, ajoute le communiqué du gouvernement.

La présidence a annoncé un deuil national de trois jours à compter de jeudi, “en hommage aux victimes civiles et militaires lors de l’attaque terroriste perpétrée à Tessit”, dans un communiqué distinct.

C’est le plus lourd bilan officiel pour l’armée malienne depuis la série d’attaques fin 2019-début 2020 par le groupe Etat islamique de camps militaires dans cette même région des trois frontières.

Cette attaque dimanche intervient alors que le Mali, qui a poussé vers la sortie le vieil allié français et ardemment relancé la coopération avec Moscou, fait depuis quelques semaines face à une résurgence d’assauts de la nébuleuse du Groupe de soutien à l’Islam et aux musulmans (GSIM, JNIM en arabe).

Parmi les quatre civils tués, certains d’entre eux étaient des élus locaux, avaient déclaré à l’AFP des proches des victimes sous le couvert de l’anonymat.

“Trois frontières” 

La zone de Tessit, située du côté malien de la zone dite des “trois frontières”, dans une immense région rurale non contrôlée par l’Etat, est fréquemment le théâtre d’affrontements et d’attaques.

Les groupes armés affiliés à Al-Qaïda, rassemblés sous la houlette du GSIM, y combattent depuis 2020 le groupe EIGS, affilié à l’organisation EI.

Les jihadistes cherchent à prendre le contrôle de cette zone stratégique et aurifère.

L’armée malienne, installée dans un camp militaire à côté de la localité de Tessit, a également souvent été prise à partie dans cette région. En mars 2021, trente-trois soldats de la relève de Tessit avaient été tués dans une embuscade revendiquée par l’EIGS.

Dans cette zone parfois appelée le “Gourma malien” opèrent également des Casques bleus de la mission de l’ONU au Mali.

Vague d’attaques en 2019-2020

La zone des “trois frontières” avait été le théâtre fin 2019-début 2020 de la série d’attaques la plus meurtrière qu’avaient connus les trois pays concernés depuis le déclenchement du conflit en 2012 dans le nord du Mali.

Plus d’une dizaine de camps isolés dans lesquels les soldats sahéliens étaient retranchés avaient été les cibles de l’EIGS selon un mode opératoire éprouvé: l’attaque éclair de combattants à motos. Des centaines de soldats avaient été tués.

Ces revers avaient poussé l’armée malienne, ainsi que les soldats nigériens et burkinabè, à se replier et se regrouper sur des places plus fortes.

Un sursaut militaire avait été annoncé en janvier 2020 lors d’un sommet franco-sahélien à Pau (sud-ouest de la France). L’EIGS avait été désigné “ennemi n°1” et de nombreuses opérations, française et sahéliennes, avaient été menées aux trois frontières.

De nombreux chefs du groupe jihadiste ont été tués en 2020 et 2021, au premier chef desquels son fondateur Abou Walid Al-Sahraoui en août 2021. Mais, racontent plusieurs habitants et des experts, le groupe n’a pour autant jamais cessé de recruter et d’opérer.

Fin juillet, au moins 11 attaques coordonnées et portant la marque du GSIM ont frappé le territoire malien. L’une d’entre elle s’était déroulée à Kati, aux portes de Bamako et au coeur de l’appareil militaire malien.

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