Mali: Young Bride Found Dead by Gunshot in Bamako, Husband in Custody

A young woman named Racky Diaby, known as Harkia, who had been married for ten days, was found dead from a gunshot wound in her room in Bamako on October 7, 2026, around 3 a.m. Her 29-year-old husband was immediately taken into custody. The couple had married on September 27, 2026, and she had just moved in with her husband. Police found a semi-automatic pistol in the residence, and investigations are ongoing to determine the exact circumstances of the shooting.