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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.
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