Africa: All of Africa Today – November 11, 2025

Malian TikToker Executed by Militants for Backing the Army

A young Malian TikToker, Mariam Cissé, was seized and executed by suspected jihadists after being accused of supporting the army. Cissé, said to be in her 20s and with over 100,000 TikTok followers, posted videos about life in her Tonka hometown in the northern Timbuktu region and often expressed support for the army. She was reportedly abducted while live-streaming from a market and later shot in Tonka’s Independence Square, with her…