Dinangourou Explained

Dinangourou
Settlement Type:Commune and village
Pushpin Map:Mali
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mali
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mali
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Mopti Region
Subdivision Type2:Cercle
Subdivision Name2:Koro Cercle
Population As Of:2009 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:35886
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:14.4519°N -2.2419°W

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]

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]

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  2. Web site: Dinangourou . Moran . Steven . Forkel . Robert . Heath . Jeffrey . 2016 . dogonlanguages.org . 2021-02-22.
  3. Web site: 2023-12-22 . Mali: le Jnim frappe l'armée à Dinangourou, un cadre du CSP tué par l'armée à Tinzaouatène . 2024-06-20 . RFI . fr.