The Consulate General of Senegal in Côte d’Ivoire has just officially reacted to the case of the bus transporting Senegalese to Touba, which disappeared in Mali. In an information note, he explains that it was on 1 August 2025 that the driver of the vehicle, Baye LO, presented himself to the Consulate General in order to request the establishment of a verbal note. Ce, in order to obtain a recommendation from the Consulate General of Mali in Abidjan. He declared transporting 52 passengers, for a scheduled departure on Sunday 3 August 2025. “From the dissemination of information in the media, several compatriots reported that the bus in question had suffered two technical failures during the journey, respectively in Adjamé and Yamoussoukro”, informs the Consulate in its information note. And after recovery, he said, it turned out that the vehicle is again broke down, this time on Malian territory. “Some passengers, contacted by members of the community, were unable to reach Senegalese territory by other means. In any case, there has never been any mention of any jihadist attack targeting a bus transporting Senegalese nationals to Mali”, the Consulate General states.
Presume disappearance of the bus of pilgrims: The Consulate of Senegal in Abidjan reacts
