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Motorcycles and cars alike crowded around one gas station, with some people arguing and fighting for a place in line. Militants from Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) have relentlessly attacked fuel tankers coming from neighboring Senegal and Ivory Coast, plunging the capital of the landlocked West African country into crisis.
Residents of Bamako, Mali’s capital face fuel shortages weeks into a blockade of fuel tankers by JNIM militants. Long lines stretched in front of gas stations in Mali’s capital Bamako into Tuesday, as commuters desperately tried to find fuel.
Residents are starting to feel the impact of a blockade on fuel imports to the city declared in early September by a militant group affiliated with al-Qaida.
Motorcycles and cars alike crowded around one gas station, with some people arguing and fighting for a place in line. Militants from Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) have relentlessly attacked fuel tankers coming from neighboring Senegal and Ivory Coast, plunging the capital of the landlocked West African country into crisis.
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Despite being one of Africa’s top gold producers, Mali is ranked the sixth least developed nation in the world, with nearly half its population living below the national poverty line.
