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JNIM's blockade has paralyzed fuel supplies, crippling agriculture and industry and forcing Western governments to order evacuations amid rising insecurity.
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Mali's Economy Near Standstill Amid Jnim Fuel Attacks
An ongoing fuel blockade initiated by the JNIM jihadist group in Mali has brought the landlocked Sahel nation's economy to a near standstill. In an effort to isolate the capital, Bamako, and exert pressure on the ruling junta, the militants have intensified their attacks on fuel tankers, prompting Western governments to urge their citizens to leave the country.
Mali’s economy near standstill amid JNIM fuel attacks
An ongoing fuel blockade initiated by the JNIM jihadist group in Mali has brought the landlocked Sahel nation’s economy to a near standstill. In an effort to isolate the capital, Bamako, and exert pressure on the ruling junta, the militants have intensified their attacks on fuel tankers, prompting Western governments to urge their citizens to leave the country.
The recent attacks by the JNIM, aimed directly at economic infrastructure, mining sites and logistical convoys, are based on an economic asphyxiation strategy of the countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). However, this prevailing situation, according to a special report by the Timbuktu Institute, will not remain without economic consequences in the ports of Dakar and Abidjan, says L'As. An economic jihad. This is the basis of the attac…
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