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Bamako is running out of fuel and patience as al-Qaeda-linked fighters tighten their siege. Can Mali contain the crisis?
JNIM siege: What is happening in Mali? ⊖
Al-Qaeda-linked group JNIM has besieged Mali’s capital, Bamako, cutting off key routes and causing fuel shortages.
Amid fuel crisis and conflict, Mali’s giant puppets bring life and hope to Bamako ○
Giant puppets paraded in Bamako for the annual puppet festival, offering a rare moment of joy despite economic and security challenges.
Is Mali about to fall to al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM? ○
The al-Qaeda-linked group has imposed an economic siege on Bamako since September.
Jihadis encircle Mali’s capital as they close in on power ○
Al-Qaeda-linked Islamists tighten blockade around Bamako as military regime reels
How al-Qaida-linked jihadist group JNIM is bringing Mali to its knees ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Political instability and fuel shortages caused by rebel group is driving Mali to brink of becoming Islamist republic
Armed groups of JNIM fighters have blocked key routes used by fuel tankers, disrup…
4 months ago
Mali court jails ex-PM Mara after online post backing political prisoners ⊖
Former Prime Minister Moussa Mara found guilty of 'undermining' the state by Bamako court in military-ruled Mali.
‘At night, his guitar comes into my mind’: Amadou and Mariam’s surviving singer on life after losing her husband and musical partner ⊖
As Amadou and Mariam, the blind couple tenaciously carved out a career as one of Africa’s biggest global acts. Now, after Amadou’s death this year, his wife tells the story of their first posthumous …
6 months ago
France says Mali’s arrest of embassy worker on coup charges ‘unfounded’ ○
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
Arrest of Yann Vezilier, accused of trying to destabilise Mali, marks new low in relations between Paris and Bamako.
Ancient manuscripts return to Timbuktu 13 years after jihadist takeover ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Malian city welcomes return of hundreds of crates of treasures after more than a decade stored in capital Bamako
Political and religious figures in Malian city of Timbuktu have welcomed the return of …