GAO, Mali: A suicide bombing targeting militia groups committed to restoring peace in Mali left around 50 people dead Wednesday and struck a fresh blow at long-running efforts to stabilise the troubled north.
The car bomb attack in Gao, the region’s biggest city, targeted a camp housing former rebels and pro-government militia who are signatories to a 2015 peace accord struck with the government.
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita ordered three days of national mourning following the attack, the worst in the country in recent years.
