Is Mali about to fall to an al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group? | Inside Story

Fighters affiliated with al-Qaeda have blocked fuel deliveries to Mali's capital for two months, bringing the city to a standstill. They’ve sealed off the highways that tankers use to transport fuel from neighbouring Senegal and Ivory Coast. It's put pressure on the landlocked Sahel country and its military government. The scale of the blockade, and its impact, shows just how much influence the armed group wields. So, are al-Qaeda-d fighters trying to take power in Mali? And what does that mean for the battle against armed groups in the Sahel region? Presenter: Nick Clark Guests: Moussa Kondo -- Executive Director of the Sahel Institute Oluwole Ojewale -- Regional Coordinator for West and Central Africa at the Institute for Security Studies Nicolas Normand -- Former French Ambassador to Mali, Senegal and Congo Republic/Congo-Brazzaville Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Mali #MaliFuelCrisis #BamakoBlockade #JNIM #AlQaeda #AlQaedaBlockade #EconomicHardship #PowerCuts #FuelShortage #EnergyCrisis #AssimiGoita #AlJazeeraEnglish