"In an announcement on state television on Sunday, Education Minister Amadou Sy Savan said classes would be suspended for two weeks from Monday "due to disruptions in fuel supplies that are affecting the movement of school staff." He said authorities were "doing everything possible" to restore normal fuel supplies before schools and universities reopen on November 10. The move comes as militants from the al-Qaida-backed Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin group have maintained a ban on fuel imports to Mali since early September."
"The blockade has negatively impacted the country's already feeble economy, causing the price of commodities and transport to rise. The capital, Bamako, has seen huge queues form at gas stations. The junta has announced fuel restrictions "until further notice," saying it would give priority to emergency vehicles such as ambulances and hearses, and to those used for public transit and goods transport."
Mali's military junta suspended classes nationwide for two weeks from Monday, citing disruptions in fuel supplies that have impeded movement of school staff. Education Minister Amadou Sy Savan said authorities were doing everything possible to restore normal fuel supplies before schools and universities reopen on November 10. The al-Qaida-backed Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin has enforced a ban on fuel imports since early September. The blockade has raised commodity and transport prices and caused long queues at gas stations in Bamako. The junta imposed fuel restrictions prioritizing emergency, public transit and goods vehicles. The junta expelled French forces and turned to Russian mercenaries, but security remains poor.
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