Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop met on Wednesday with ambassadors and consular officials accredited to Bamako to address the deteriorating security environment and the severe disruption in fuel supplies caused by attacks on tanker truck convoys.
The meeting, held on November 5, provided a detailed overview of government efforts to safeguard critical transport routes and stabilize the national hydrocarbon supply chain.
Minister Diop informed the diplomatic community that the Malian Armed Forces, working alongside member states of the Confederation of Sahel States (CSA), are intensifying security operations along the corridors linking Mali to the ports of Abidjan, Dakar, and Conakry.
He noted a shift in tactics by armed groups aligned with JNIM, who are increasingly targeting economic infrastructure and road convoys, exacerbating the country’s logistical vulnerabilities.
The briefing comes amid a wave of travel advisories from Western nations; including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Australia, urging their citizens to leave Mali or avoid travel due to worsening conditions on major highways.
Since September, repeated attacks on fuel transport convoys from Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Niger have sharply disrupted deliveries, causing shortages in depots and limiting fuel availability in several cities.
Minister Diop stressed that safeguarding both Malians and foreign nationals is a sovereign priority, adding that security operations across the country will continue until stability is restored.
