US EditionMali: Jihadists' Fuel Blockade Paralyse Bamako
- General Assimi Goita discussed Mali's fuel crisis due to a blockade from the jihadi group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin , which is linked to al-Qaeda.
- The blockade, imposed in early September, has stranded hundreds of fuel trucks and negatively impacted Mali's economy.
- Goita urged citizens to reduce travel to alleviate the fuel shortage, which has caused long gas station queues and led to school closures.
- JNIM's actions represent a significant challenge for Mali's military junta in a nation reliant on fuel imports from Senegal and Ivory Coast.
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Shortage of petrol, which is sold on the black market at twice or triple its price; daily electricity cuts; suspended classes in colleges and universities; companies that have paralysed their activity or operate on medium gas; restricted mobility.Since last September, jihadist groups operating in Mali have subjected the African country to an increasingly unbearable economic asphyxiation and have intensified their terrorist activity of attacks an…
Bamako and other cities in Mali have been facing fuel shortages for several weeks. Behind this unprecedented situation, a new strategy of the Islamic and Muslim Support Group (Jnim), which is now taking oil convoys to suffocate the Malian economy and try to weaken the power of Assimi Goïta.
Mali: Jihadists' fuel blockade paralyse Bamako
An al-Qaeda-linked group, JNIM, has blockaded fuel supplies in Mali’s capital for two months, crippling Bamako and pressuring the military government. Though the militants are active near the city, analysts say they currently lack the intent or capability to seize control.
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