Mali government has announced schools and universities nationwide will be closed for two weeks, due to a severe fuel scarcity caused by a blockade on fuel imports imposed by Islamist insurgents.

 

 

Education Minister Amadou Sy Savane said that the suspension until November 9 was due to disruptions in fuel supplies that are affecting the movement of school staff.

 

 

He added that authorities were doing everything possible to restore normal fuel supplies before schools resume classes on November 10. It comes nearly two months after the Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) armed group, declared a blockade on fuel imported from neighbouring countries.