Jihadist attacks in northern Ivory Coast have ramped up hostility towards the Fulani, a mainly Muslim ethnic group that some accuse of providing the bulk of the raiders. We are wary now.”‘We are very suspicious’In the absence of claims of responsibility for the Kafolo attacks, the Ivorian authorities have said they were the work of foreign nationals. But after the attack, there were arrests and the Peuls left,” said Tiemoko. “Because of the attacks, they were afraid of reprisals and left the village,” said Siphoho. In the Sahel to the north of Ivory Coast, years of jihadist attacks have ravaged the economies of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

Source: The Guardian January 26, 2022 08:39 UTC