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November 30, 2025, 10:31 pm
Disruptions to Fuel Supplies Impact MSF Medical Activities
- [MSF] Since September 2025 in Mali, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) have been preventing fuel imports from neighbouring countries, such as Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Senegal, from reaching Bamako and other cities, including Ségou, Koutiala, and Mopti. JNIM has attacked fuel tankers and ambushed their military escorts. This has had several consequences on Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF's) medical activities.
Special Representative Simão Concludes Solidarity Visit to Mali, Calls for Collective and Coordinated Response in the Sahel
- [UNOWAS] Dakar -- The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, today concluded a two-day official solidarity visit to Bamako, Mali.
Mali Defends Sovereignty Against a Western-Backed 'Proxy War' By Terror Groups
- [People's Dispatch] As panic-inducing travel advisories and doomsaying media reports prophesy the fall of Mali to an Al Qaeda affiliate attacking fuel convoys, the government has re-secured supply routes and hosted Mali's first international defense expo in a supposedly besieged capital.
A Family Erased in Mali
- [HRW] Apparent Military Drone Strike Kills Civilians
Bamako Is Under Pressure, Not Under Siege - the Difference and Why It Matters
- [The Conversation Africa] Mali has been struggling for over a decade to defeat "jihadists" around Gao, Kidal and Ségou. Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), linked to al-Qaida, is believed to be the most vicious of the terrorist groups operating there, based on the scale of its attacks.
Army, Militias Massacre Villagers in Central Region
- [HRW] Nairobi -- African Union Should Urgently Take Action to Promote Accountability for Abuses
Mali Media Authorities Suspend French Broadcasters
- [RFI] Mali's media regulator the HAC has suspended French broadcasters LCI and TF1 over allegedly using "unverified statements and falsehoods" regarding jihadists in this Sahelian country, according to a decision seen by French press agency AFP Friday.
Mali, Mariam Cisse and the Risk of Implosion, By Jibrin Ibrahim
- [Premium Times] Will the JNIM take over Bamako? It does not seem likely! They appear to be pushing a strategy of regime implosion, as life becomes impossible for Malians.
Mali Faces Record Number of Kidnappings of Foreigners By Jihadist Group
- [RFI] The number of foreigners kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has reached a record high, with at least 22 taken hostage by the al-Qaeda affiliate group JNIM in the last six months, as part of its strategy to undermine the ruling junta.
Malians Welcome Influence of Russia, China, and AES, Side With Russia On the Ukraine War
- [Afrobarometer] Majority of citizens say African countries should have a greater say in international decision-making bodies such as the United Nations.
Militants Kill Malian TikToker Accused of Army Support
- [allAfrica] A young Malian TikToker, Mariam Cissé, has been seized and executed by suspected jihadists after being accused of supporting the army.
All of Africa Today - November 11, 2025
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Islamist Fighters in Mali Execute Social Media Influencer
- [HRW] Mariam Cissé's TikToks of Her Daily Life Reached Thousands
AU Voices Concern About Mali As As France Urges Citizens to Leave
- [RFI] The president of the African Union Commission has expressed "deep concern" over the security situation in Mali and an ongoing jihadist blockade that has impacted civilians, and called for "urgent international action". Given the situation, France has recommended its citizens leave the country as soon as possible.
Mali's Schools Reopen Despite Jihadist Blockade
- [Daily Trust] Classes gradually resumed on Monday in Bamako and several other Malian cities following a two-week pause due to fuel shortages from a jihadist blockade, according to local sources contacted by AFP.
Malians Are Sceptical of Free Cross-Border Movement and Want Fewer Immigrants
- [Afrobarometer] One in four adults say they have considered emigrating.
All of Africa Today - November 6, 2025
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Northern Mali Journalist, Survivor of 2012 Terrorist Attack, Arrested
- [MFWA] On Wednesday November 5, 2025, Malick Aliou Maïga, a Radio Aadar Koïma journalist was arrested by Malian gendarmerie in Gao, northern Mali. The reasons for his arrest remain unclear. He was, however, released on Thursday, November 6, after spending a day in detention.
Month-Long Blackout Leaves Mali's Mopti in the Dark Amid Jihadist Fuel Blockade
- [RFI] The Malian city of Mopti has been plunged into darkness for weeks as a fuel blockade by jihadists tied to al-Qaeda cripples power supplies.
Mali's Economy Near Standstill Amid JNMI Fuel Attacks
- [RFI] An ongoing fuel blockade initiated by the JNIM jihadist group in Mali has brought the landlocked Sahel nation's economy to a near standstill. In an effort to isolate the capital, Bamako, and exert pressure on the ruling junta, the militants have intensified their attacks on fuel tankers, prompting Western governments to urge their citizens to leave the country.
Critic of Mali's Junta Forcibly Disappeared
- [HRW] Authorities Should Urgently Locate, Release Cheick Oumar Diallo
Why an Armed Group Linked to Al-Qaida Is Gaining Ground in Mali
- [The Conversation Africa] Mali's military regime is coming under increasing pressure from Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), an armed group linked to al-Qaida that now controls large swathes of territory across the Sahel region of western and north-central Africa. The group is blockading major highways in Mali and torching tanker lorries, with dwindling fuel supplies threatening to suffocate the country economically.
Jihadists Have Blockaded Mali's Capital. What's At Stake
- [The Conversation Africa] A coalition of jihadist groups affiliated with al-Qaida have laid siege to landlocked Mali's capital. For over a month, they have attacked convoys supplying Bamako with fuel, putting considerable pressure on the military junta that has been ruling the country for five years.
Bamako Under Siege - Why Mali's Army Is Struggling to Break the Jihadist Blockade of the Capital
- [The Conversation Africa] When the military overthrew the democratically elected government in Mali in 2020, coup leader General Assimi Goita promised to root out jihadists in the north of the country. Mali had been struggling to defeat them for nearly a decade.
Fuel War Spreads to the Capital Bamako
- [Agenzia Fides] Bamako -- "This morning at dawn, a convoy of 1,000 fuel tankers, escorted by the army, was greeted by a cheering crowd in Bamako," local sources told Fides, describing the situation in the Malian capital, where unrest is growing due to the blockade by the jihadist group Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), which is attempting to prevent fuel tankers from Senegal and Ivory Coast from supplying the city.
