Bamako
Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali.
It is located on the Niger River.
near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country.
Why it is in news?
Attacks on an Army base and a passenger boat on the Niger River in northern Mali on Thursday by suspected jihadists killed 64 people.
It did not specify how many died in each assault, but the assaults were “claimed” by a group affiliated to Al-Qaeda.
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