Dinangourou

Dinangourou (Dúŋà ɔ̀rù; Dinaŋguru) is a village and commune of the Cercle of Koro in the Mopti Region of Mali. Jamsay Dogon is spoken in the village. A weekly Sunday market is hosted in the village. The local surname is Goro.[2]

Dinangourou
Commune and village
Dinangourou
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 14°27′7″N 2°14′31″W
Country Mali
RegionMopti Region
CercleKoro Cercle
Population
 (2009 census)[1]
  Total35,886
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

On December 20, 2023, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) attacked Malian forces at Dinangourou. JNIM first exploded an SVBIED and then raided the Malian camp. Several dozen Malian soldiers were killed, although the exact death toll is unknown.[3]

References

  1. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Mopti) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27.
  2. Moran, Steven; Forkel, Robert; Heath, Jeffrey, eds. (2016). "Dinangourou". dogonlanguages.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  3. "Mali: le Jnim frappe l'armée à Dinangourou, un cadre du CSP tué par l'armée à Tinzaouatène". RFI (in French). 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-06-20.


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