Ansongo Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Gao Region of Mali. The administrative center (chef-lieu) is the town of Ansongo. The Niger River passes through the cercle and plays an important role in transportation and the economy in the region.
The cercle is divided into seven communes:[3]
Ansongo
Bara
Bourra
Ouattagouna
Talataye
Tessit
Tin-Hama
^Synthèsis des Plans de Securité Alimentaire des Communes du Cercle de Ansongo 2005-2009(PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2005, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-06, retrieved 2011-02-08.
^Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Gao)(PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22.
^Loi N°99-035/ du 10 Aout 1999 Portant Création des Collectivités Territoriales de Cercles et de Régions(PDF) (in French), Ministère de l'Administration Territoriales et des Collectivités Locales, République du Mali, 1999, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
AnsongoCercle is an administrative subdivision of the Gao Region of Mali. The administrative center (chef-lieu) is the town of Ansongo. The Niger River...
surrounding AnsongoCercle. The commune covers an area of 445 square kilometers and in the 2009 census had a population of 32,709. Ansongo is located in...
arrondissements are listed below, by region and cercle: No Arrondissements: Six numbered Urban Communes Ansongo Bara Bourra Ouattagouna Talataye Tessit Tin...
centered on Ménaka and Inékar town in Ménaka Region and Talataye in AnsongoCercle of the Gao Region of northeastern Mali. They speak the Northern Songhai...
Tessit is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Ansongo in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 6,717...
Tassiga is a village and seat of the Commune of Bourra in the Cercle of Ansongo in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. The village lies on the left...
Bourra is a commune in the Cercle of Ansongo in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. The commune extends along the left (east) bank of the River Niger...
device, probably a mine, in the centre of the village of Talataye in the AnsongoCercle of the Malian Gao region. Six fighters were killed and another injured...
Talataye is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Ansongo in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. The commune has an area of approximately 8,126...
49 cercles. The cercles and the district are divided into 703 communes, with 36 urban communes and 667 rural communes, while some larger cercles still...
River and is 45 km south of Gao, on the road, the N17, linking Gao and Ansongo. As the name suggests, most of the people in the village are of Hausa or...
The village is 45 km south of Gao, on the road, the N17, linking Gao and Ansongo. The climate is sahelian, and is characterized by the alternation of two...
the Mali War, occupying large swathes of territory in southeastern Mali. Ansongo and Tidermène were also captured by the group. By mid-2023, the militant...
then conduct operations between Ménaka and Labbézanga. An official from Ansongo confirmed the fighting, and stated it was between Imghad Tuaregs and Fulani...
Gao. For administrative purposes, the Gao Region is divided into three cercles: Gao Region formerly comprised the entire eastern portion of the country...
The road to the south runs along the left bank of the river. The town of Ansongo is 103 km (65 mi) from Gao. The border with Niger is just south of the...
April 27 – ISIL claimed an ambush on a group of Malian soldiers in the Ansongo region. At least 3 Malian soldiers were killed in the attack. May 1 – A...
Islamic State in the Greater Sahara is reported to have captured the town of Ansongo in eastern Mali. Four Chadian United Nations peacekeepers are killed and...
enslaved in the Gao Region and especially around the towns of Ménaka and Ansongo. They complain that while laws provide redress, cases are rarely resolved...
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