Mali fuel blockade: How jihadists have paralysed an entire country

Mali has been paralysed by a fuel blockade, which has disrupted transport, schools, hospitals and more.

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Residents push depleted motorcycles through the city's dusty roads, frustrated by the fuel blockade that has paralysed Mali for more than two months.

Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a jihadist, al-Qaeda-affiliated militia, has been attacking tankers bringing fuel into Mali, broadening its years-long insurgency to include economic warfare.

JNIM's fighters have kidnapped drivers and torched more than 100 trucks bound for Bamako.

Daily life has been upended for millions of Malians - schools and universities had to close, food prices have surged and hospitals are battling power cuts.