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Mali shuts schools and universities as fuel crisis caused by jihadist blockade worsens
The education minister says the movement of staff and students has been affected by the scarcity of fuel.
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Long queues have been snaking around petrol stations in recent weeks
Mali has suspended schools and universities nationwide due to a severe fuel scarcity caused by a blockade on fuel imports imposed by Islamist insurgents.
Education Minister Amadou Sy Savane announced on state television that all education institutions would remain shut until 9 November, saying the movement of staff and students had been affected by the blockade.
He said the authorities were "doing everything possible" to end the crisis so that classes could resume on 10 November.
For weeks, Mali has been hit by a fuel shortage, especially in the capital Bamako, after militants from an al-Qaeda affiliate imposed a blockade by attacking tankers on major highways.
Mali is landlocked, so all fuel supplies are brought in by road from neighbouring states such as Senegal and Ivory Coast.
Long queues have been snaking around petrol stations in Bamako in recent weeks, and the city's usually crowded streets have now reportedly fallen quiet.
The military government had earlier this month assured residents that it was only a temporary issue, but the crisis has persisted.
Last week, the US Embassy in Bamako announced that non-essential diplomatic staff and their families would leave Mali amid the worsening fuel shortage and growing security concerns.
It said the fuel disruptions had affected the supply of electricity and had the "potential to disrupt the overall security situation in unpredictable ways".
Mali is currently ruled by a military junta led by Gen Assimi Goïta, who seized power in a coup in 2021.
The junta had popular support when it took power, promising to deal with the long-running security crisis prompted by a separatist rebellion in the north by ethnic Tuaregs, which was then hijacked by Islamist militants.
The UN peacekeeping mission and French forces had been deployed in 2013 to deal with the escalating insurgency.
Both have left since the junta took over, and the military government has hired Russian mercenaries to tackle the insecurity.
However, the jihadist insurgency has continued and large parts of the north and east of the country remain outside government control.
US warns citizens in Mali to leave country immediately
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October 28, 20251:58 PM EDTUpdated October 28, 2025
People gather at a petrol station due to shortage of petrol in Bamako
People gather at a petrol station due to shortage of petrol in Bamako, Mali October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Idriss Sangare/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The United States warned Americans in Mali on Tuesday to leave the country immediately using commercial flights, as its government comes under increasing pressure from al Qaeda-linked insurgents, who are imposing a fuel blockade.
Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin militants announced a blockade on fuel imports to the landlocked West African country in early September. They have since attacked convoys of fuel tankers attempting to enter the country or reach the capital, Bamako.
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The government on Sunday ordered the suspension of school and university classes throughout Mali for two weeks due to the fuel shortage.
"Persistent infrastructure challenges in Mali including continued disruptions of gasoline and diesel supplies, the closure of public institutions such as schools and universities nationwide, and ongoing armed conflict between Malian government and terrorist elements around Bamako increase the unpredictability of Bamako's security situation," the U.S. embassy in Mali said in a statement.
Analysts have described the fuel blockade as part of a pressure campaign on Mali's military-led government by militant groups, who want to cut off the country's economic oxygen.
The airport in Bamako remains open, the embassy said, advising Americans to depart using commercial flights rather than traveling over land to neighboring countries due to the risk of "terrorist attacks along national highways."
U.S. citizens who choose to remain in Mali should prepare contingency plans, including for sheltering in place for an extended period, it said.
The embassy is not able to provide support to Americans outside the capital.
On Friday, the State Department authorized the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members from Mali due to safety risks.
The travel advisory level for Mali is level 4, or "do not travel".
Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis in Washington and Portia Crowe in Dakar; Editing by Joe Bavier
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