Overview
- Family members say Mariam Cisse was seized on Thursday while livestreaming at a local fair in the Timbuktu region.
- Her brother says she was taken by motorbike back to Tonka and shot in Independence Square the next day in front of a crowd.
- Armed men accused her of filming them and providing information on their movements to the Malian army, according to relatives and a local security source.
- A local official confirmed the execution and condemned it as an ignoble act, urging authorities to pursue those responsible.
- Cisse had roughly 90,000–95,000 followers for videos about daily life; analysts say her killing reflects JNIM’s expanding influence and use of public punishments, alongside recent fuel blockades in the north.