The Mossi breed was a hybrid population nearer to the Djallonke breed.

Only half of the Mossi individuals were correctly assigned to their breed.

The pair Djallonke-Mossi had the highest between breeds molecular coancestry.

Discussion and conclusion: These data confirm previously reported differences in P. falciparum susceptibility between Fulani and Mossi.

Background: The Fulani ethnic group is known to have a lower susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum infection than the Mossi.

For the pagan, forest-dwelling Mossi, advancing from the south, Mali was like a beast felled for scavenging: bits could be picked off.

Djibo was arrested on Tuesday while returning home from a mosque and appeared before a judge on Thursday, his lawyer Mossi Boubacar told Reuters.

Novozymes has partnered Italy's Mossi & Ghisolfi Group plant in northwest Italy to turn farming residues into 50 million liters of advanced bioethanol a year.