At least 37 Fulani civilians including children have been killed in central Mali, the most recent case of ethnic violence which cost hundreds of lives last year.
The government said in a statement that the attackers, who were dressed as traditional Donzo hunters, raided the village of Koulogon in the central Mopti region. Moulage Guindo, the mayor of Bankass, the nearest town, said the attack occurred around the time of the first call to prayer of the new year and targeted the Fulani part of Koulogon.
Mali has been in turmoil since Tuareg rebels and loosely allied Islamists took over its north in 2012, prompting French forces to intervene to push them back the following year.
Violence between Fulani and rival communities has compounded the already dire security situation in the country
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