FUEL TANKERS SET ABLAZE AS MILITANTS ENFORCE BLOCKADE OF KEY SENEGAL-MALI TRADE ROUTE
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✍️ Mali's military government is working to improve security on major highways after Islamist militants imposed a blockade, causing fuel shortages and disrupting trade.
👉 Islamist militants have imposed a blockade on major highways in Mali, causing fuel shortages and disrupting trade. 👉 The blockade appears to have started in early September and has caused significant disruptions to trade and commerce in Mali. 👉 The Malian army has launched operations to clear the blockade, but locals report that militant checkpoints remain in place. 👉 Transport companies have suspended operations and lorry drivers continue to face intimidation. 👉 The blockade is seen as a strategic shift by the militants, who are no longer relying solely on military confrontation to assert territorial control.
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