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Roadblocks by terrorists strangle economies of Mali, neighbours
JNIM’s blockades have become a strategic weapon that threatens regional commerce and the Malian army, and harms civilians.
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JNIM’s blockades have become a strategic weapon that threatens regional commerce and the Malian army, and harms civilians.
The latest tensions are a wake-up call for the AU, which has lost influence in the Sahel-Saharan region.
Stability in West Africa requires that both organisations take pragmatic and flexible approaches, and learn from past mistakes.
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