Mali’s Fuel Siege – Economic Warfare in the Sahel

Mali’s Fuel Siege is a high-impact intelligence brief by Global Eye Intelligence, examining how al-Qaeda–linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has weaponised fuel supply chains to paralyse Mali’s economy and undermine military rule. Through coordinated attacks on fuel convoys from Senegal and Ivory Coast, jihadist forces have triggered nationwide shortages—crippling transport, collapsing electricity supply, and intensifying public frustration in Bamako and key regional centres.

This report dissects the blockade as a new phase of hybrid insurgency: economic warfare designed to erode regime legitimacy without direct urban combat. It analyses Mali’s structural vulnerabilities as a landlocked, fuel-dependent state, the junta’s limited capacity to secure logistics corridors, and the unintended consequences of isolation following Mali’s withdrawal from ECOWAS. The briefing also evaluates spillover risks for neighbouring states, threats to Sahelian trade routes, and the broader precedent of militants targeting essential commodities to exert political leverage.

⚠️ This is not just a fuel crisis—it’s a blueprint for future insurgencies across Africa. Missing this analysis means missing how wars are being fought without frontlines.

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Keywords: Mali fuel crisis, JNIM economic warfare, Sahel security analysis, Mali junta instability, jihadist supply chain attacks, West Africa political risk, Africa Watch intelligence, Global Eye Intelligence, Sahel insurgency trends.