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Mali: Fuel War Spreads to the Capital Bamako
Bamako -- "This morning at dawn, a convoy of 1,000 fuel tankers, escorted by the army, was greeted by a cheering crowd in Bamako," local sources told Fides, describing the situation in the Malian capital, where unrest is growing due to the blockade by the jihadist group Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), which is attempting to prevent fuel tankers from Senegal and Ivory Coast from supplying the city.
Italy tells citizens to leave Mali because of security issues
ROME - Italy warned on Wednesday against travel to Mali because of security concerns as the government there comes under increasing pressure from al Qaeda-linked insurgents, who are imposing a fuel blockade. Read more at straitstimes.com.
After the United States, Italy and Germany, in turn, urged their nationals to leave Mali quickly, citing the deterioration of the security situation in Bamako. For the past two weeks, the country has been paralysed by an oil blockade imposed by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic and Muslim Support Group (JNIM). This jihadist offensive, carried out in retaliation for the government's ban on the sale of off-station fuel, has caused a serious shortage…
Dakar, October 29, 2025 - It is chaos in Mali after the terrorists have blocked the fuel supplies leaving the population on foot. Farnesina has invited the Italians to leave the country as soon as possible. "After the increasing and significant blockade of the influx of fuels on all roads to Mali, by terrorist groups, there is a serious shortage of fuel throughout the country, with significant impacts on the supply of electricity, which could ca…
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