Schools in Mali forced to close as fuel blockade enforced by militants starts to bite

Schools in Mali forced to close as fuel blockade enforced by militants starts to bite

People queue with their motorcycles at a gas station amid a fuel shortage in Bamako Mali on October 7, 2025. Credit: AP

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Terror groups fuel instability while itself is fuelled by conflict that helps them diversify flow of illicit financing

Terror groups fuel instability while itself is fuelled by conflict that helps them diversify flow of illicit financing

Cattle rustling in Mali has become a central part of the country’s security crisis, according to Berger. A single cow sells for $346. In a country where the individual gross domestic product is less than $3,000 a year, large-scale theft can threaten the health and welfare of pastoralist families

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