Afrique
In Mali, the Jnim armed group has increasingly weaponized blockades, transforming them into a central element of its conflict strategy. This involves systematically sealing off crucial transit routes, preventing access to fertile agricultural lands, crippling essential markets, and imposing rigid social and religious decrees. The group’s overarching aim appears to be less about direct territorial seizure and more about slowly stifling local populations into submission. Throughout communities like Marébougou, Saye, and Kori-Maoundé, inhabitants are locked in a grim battle for survival, navigating a perilous existence defined by moments of resistance, forced adaptation, and unwilling negotiations with their oppressors.
