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Alkaidi Touré

Former National Assembly deputy, Timbuktu region resident

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Notable Quotes

"The entire region of Timbuktu is in mourning, because this accident has had a profound impact on the population, as many women and children drowned."

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38 dead in Mali ferry sinking after captain defied nighttime docking ban

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Serving as local source and spokesman

A ferry carrying rice farmers and their families struck rocks and sank near the town of Diré in Mali's Timbuktu region on January 8, 2026, killing 38 people. The captain had refused to wait until morning to dock—a decision that violated security rules prohibiting after-dark landings due to al-Qaeda-linked militant activity. When he attempted an alternate landing site, the vessel hit submerged rocks and went down.

Updated Jan 22