Diondiori Explained

Diondiori
Settlement Type:Commune and town
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:Ténenkou Cercle
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:824
Population As Of:2009 census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:20160
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:14.6119°N -4.7742°W

Diondiori is a small town and commune of the Cercle of Ténenkou in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune includes 27 villages and in 2009 had a population of 20,160.

The market that is held in the town on Tuesdays serves many settlements in the surrounding region.[3]

On may 9th, 2022, Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) would announce that earlier, at around 5.00 am GMT, militants of Katiba du Macina fired 10 82mm mortar shells from opposite right bank, of which 3 would hit the village. 2 children and 3 ruminants were killed, 4 people, including 2 children, were injured, and there was "Serious damage to the affected houses". FAMa would also report that the attacks were attempts to destroy the GSM network, and were "clearly directed against civilian populations, thus characterizing the cruelty of the terrorist group."[4] [5]

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  4. Web site: Mali: deux enfants de 7 et 4 ans tués par des tirs d’obus dans la localité de Diondiori . www.actucameroun.com/ . 13 January 2024.
  5. Web site: Attaques simultanées des terroristes à Teninkou, Diondiori et Youwarou : 2 enfants tués, 3 petits ruminants tués et des graves dommages sur les maisons touchées . www.maliweb.net . 13 January 2024.