US EditionDesperate search for fuel in Mali's capital as al-Qaida-linked group enforces blockade
JNIM militants have burned over 100 fuel tankers, killing drivers and causing a severe shortage that threatens Mali’s fragile economy, officials said.
- Endless lines stretched in front of gas stations in Mali's capital Bamako due to a blockade enforced by an al-Qaida-linked militant group.
- The militant group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin has relentlessly attacked fuel tankers, plunging the capital into crisis.
- The blockade poses huge risks for Mali's fragile economy and undermines the military junta's authority, as attacks by militants intensify.
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Desperate search for fuel in Mali’s capital amid al-Qaida affiliate's blockade
Endless lines stretched in front of gas stations in Mali’s capital Bamako late into Monday night, as commuters desperately tried to find fuel. Residents are starting to feel the impact of a blockade on fuel imports to the city declared in early September by a militant group affiliated with al-Qaida.
While Bamako is facing a jihadist blockade that disrupts the transport of petroleum products, mining sites, which are the pillars of the country's economy, risk seeing their operations weakened in the medium term.
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Desperate search for fuel in Mali's capital as al-Qaida-linked group enforces blockade
Endless lines stretched in front of gas stations in Mali’s capital Bamako late into Monday night, as commuters desperately tried to find fuel. Residents are starting to feel the impact of a blockade on fuel imports to the city declared in early September by a militant group affiliated with al-Qaida.
In Mali, West Africa, long lines have formed in front of gas stations for several days due to fears of a shortage of fuel, the import of which has been blocked by Islamist rebels. Reuters reported today. According to it, this is a pressure tactic against the Malian junta, which the rebels want to economically cripple. Most gas stations in the metropolis of Bamako are in operation as of today. "We are telling all traders who import diesel and gas…
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Le TempsFuel shortage in Mali after a month of jihadist blockade Admin FCE 08 Oct 2025 - 14:20 In Mali, every entry into Bamako of tank trucks escorted by the army is now a feat, a result of a jihadist blockade that has been going on for a month on fuel imported from neighbouring countries and whose shortage is beginning to severely disrupt this landlocked Sahelian country.Since September, the Islamic and Muslim Support Group (JNIM), affiliated with Al-…
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