Kouakourou
Kouakourou | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kouakourou Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 14°13′20″N 4°29′36″W / 14.22222°N 4.49333°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Mopti Region |
| Cercle | Djenné Cercle |
| Commune | Kéwa |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Kouakourou is a village and seat of the rural commune of Kéwa in the Cercle of Djenné in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.[1]
The market that is held in the village on Saturdays serves many settlements in the surrounding region.[2]
After the rout of the Malian army against the JNIM jihadists on 18 July 2026, Kouakourou has been emptied of its inhabitants and occupied by JNIM.[3]
References
- ↑ Communes de la Région de Mopti (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
- ↑ Quensière, Jacques, ed. (1994), La pêche dans le delta central du Niger: approche pluridisciplinaire d'un système de production halieutique (PDF) (in French), Paris: ORSTOM, Karthala, p. 539 Carte VI, ISBN 2709912023.
- ↑ "Mali: après la déroute de l'armée malienne face aux jihadistes du Jnim, Kouakourou s'est vidé de ses habitants". RFI. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
