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Key event

JNIM declares a national fuel blockade

Sep 2025 – ongoing Essential Kayes / Sikasso corridors

What happened

JNIM announces a blockade of fuel imports and begins systematically burning tanker convoys from Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea — hundreds reported destroyed within months, with Bamako's power and fuel supply visibly degraded.

The blockade turned corridor geography into a weapon aimed at the capital: an insurgency strangling a state's economy without taking a single city. It reframed the war as a contest over lifelines, not territory.

Confidence: High

WhenSep 2025 – ongoing
WhereKayes / Sikasso corridors
KindEconomic · Military · Humanitarian
ArenaCorridors and access pressure
Confidence: High Sources: ACLED conflict data & analysis↗ · Al Jazeera English↗ · Africa Center for Strategic Studies↗ Methodology Corrections

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  • LogisticsDoes corridor pressure tighten or ease?Unchanged
    1. 2026-08-30: No material change
    2. 2026-09-06: No material change
    3. 2026-09-13: No material change
    4. 2026-09-19: No material change
    5. 2026-09-20: No material change
    6. 2026-09-27: No material change
    7. 2026-10-04: No material change
    8. 2026-10-11: No material change

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