People take cover from a stun grenade and tear gas after a skirmish between locals and foreign nationals as thousands of people take part in the “peace march” against xenophobia in Durban, South Africa, on April 16, 2015. South African President Jacob Zuma on April 16 appealed for the end of attacks on immigrants as a wave of violence that has left at least six people dead threatened to spread across the country. In the past two weeks, shops and homes owned by Somalis, Ethiopians, Malawians and other immigrants in Durban and surrounding townships have been targeted, forcing families to flee to camps protected by armed guards. AFP PHOTO
Bamako – Mali Security Minister Salif Traore said about 20 people have been killed in inter-ethnic clashes in central Mali.
The clashes were sparked by the killing of a Bambara businessman allegedly by a Fulani suspect in Cercle de Macina on Saturday.
Traore said 20 people were killed and 18 injured in clashes that lasted for several days.
He said several houses were torched and hundreds of people fled their homes.
“The situation has calmed down and security forces are patrolling the area,’’ Traore said.
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