Inside StoryIs Mali about to fall to an al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group?
Fighters affiliated with al-Qaeda have blocked fuel deliveries to Mali’s capital for two months, bringing the city of Bamako to a standstill.
Fighters affiliated with al-Qaeda have blocked fuel deliveries to Mali’s capital for two months, bringing the city of Bamako to a standstill.
They’ve sealed off the highways that tankers use to transport fuel from neighbouring Senegal and the Ivory Coast. This has put pressure on the landlocked Sahel country and its military government.
Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Mali shuts schools as fuel blockade imposed by fighters paralyses countrylist 2 of 4Mali fuel crisis spirals amid armed group blocking supplies to capitallist 3 of 4Is Mali about to fall to al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM?list 4 of 4France urges citizens to leave Mali as armed group blockade intensifiesend of list The scale of the blockade, and its impact, show just how much influence the armed group wields. So, are al-Qaeda-linked fighters trying to take power in Mali? And what does that mean for the battle against armed groups in the Sahel region?
Fighters affiliated with al-Qaeda have blocked fuel deliveries to Mali’s capital for two months, bringing the city of Bamako to a standstill.
Moussa Kondo – Executive director of the Sahel Institute
Oluwole Ojewale – Coordinator for West and Central Africa at the Institute for Security Studies
Nicolas Normand – France’s former ambassador to Mali, Senegal and the Republic of the Congo/Congo-Brazzaville
Based on reporting by Al Jazeera.
