It is a disturbing information that has been relayed by several Senegalese media, including iGFM. And to say that she has sown panic in the ranks of the intelligence community is an understatement. And after the panic that its publication caused, Kéwoulo decided to investigate the subject. And the interlocutors questioned by your investigative journal are unanimous: “no Senegalese bus has disappeared in Mali”. According to information published earlier in the day, “a bus carrying 70 Senegalese, departing from Abidjan for the Grand Magal de Touba, would have been the victim of a jihadist attack near Diéma, in the region of Kayes au Mali, close to the Senegalese border. ” This news, initially attributed to a leader of an association of Senegalese nationals from Côte d’Ivoire, quickly aroused concern among the families and organizers of the Maagal de Touba, a major religious event scheduled for 13 August 2025. As the organizers, the Senegalese police authorities, surprised by this news, have decided to make the recall of troops: the heads of border posts as well as the sources of information based in Mali have been wired.
”Bus of pilgrims disappeared in Mali”: the President of the Senegalese Republic denies the information and precise
