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How jihadists have brought a nation to a standstill with their fuel blockade

How jihadists have brought a nation to a standstill with their fuel blockade

In Bamako, Mali's capital city, the familiar sounds of car engines and horns have been replaced by those of shuffling feet. Residents push depleted motorcycles through the city's dusty roads, frustrated by the fuel blockade

Africa
AFRICA DESK

AFRICA DESK

Africa is shifting faster than ever — politically, socially, economically, and technologically. The Africa Desk brings you clear, sharp, deeply researched breakdowns of the continent’s biggest changes. Our goal is to give readers context, clarity,

Africa
Sudan’s Prolonged Conflict Enters a Critical Phase as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

Sudan’s Prolonged Conflict Enters a Critical Phase as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

Sudan’s civil war has entered a dangerous new stage, with fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces intensifying in ways that are pushing the country toward collapse. Nearly two years after

Governance
Nigeria’s Insecurity Crossroads: Rethinking a Crisis That Will Not Go Away

Nigeria’s Insecurity Crossroads: Rethinking a Crisis That Will Not Go Away

Nigeria’s latest mass kidnappings in Niger and Kebbi States have once again exposed the depth of a crisis that refuses to fade. More than 300 students and teachers were taken from a school in Niger