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Electric power box explosion in Mali

Amid a renewed Islamist blockade on Bamako, militants have set vehicles ablaze and destroyed electrical infrastructure, according to RFI and agencies on May 12th. 4 million people – or 28% of the population – in need, the humanitarian crisis that started in 2012 in Mali has continued to intensify throughout 2024. Since April 28th, the al-Qaeda affiliated Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has implemented a siege on Bamako, cutting off. JNIM and its predecessors have long used road blockades, attacks on economic activities, and kidnappings of foreigners to finance and supply the group. Recently, however, both the scale and geography of these operations have expanded sharply. What was...

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