Mali bans use of motorcycles outside major cities
A truck burned by armed men is seen abandoned in the middle of the road leading to Sikasso on May 26, 2026.(AFP)
Mali has banned the use of certain motorcycles outside of major cities as the country battles a jihadist insurgency, according to a government order broadcast on June 3.
Motorcycles are the preferred means of transport for jihadist groups in Mali, which has been plunged into a security crisis as jihadists blockade its capital Bamako.
An order read out on national television on June 3 evening said the “circulation of motorcycles with an engine capacity of 125 cc and above, outside major urban centers, is suspended throughout the entire national territory.”
