Al-Qaeda-linked fighters have blockaded Mali’s capital Bamako by targeting key roads, forcing truck drivers from Ivory Coast’s Abidjan port to risk deadly attacks to keep food and fuel flowing into the landlocked nation.
Mali’s capital, Bamako, is under blockade after al-Qaeda-linked fighters began targeting key roads into the landlocked West African country, Al Jazeera reports.
The blockade has severely disrupted the supply of essential goods, including food and fuel, threatening millions of civilians dependent on imports.
With land routes under attack, Malian truck drivers operating from Abidjan’s port in neighbouring Ivory Coast are risking their lives to keep vital supplies moving across the border.
The dangerous runs represent one of the few remaining lifelines into a country already battered by years of jihadist conflict, military coups, and deepening humanitarian crisis.
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