People queue with their motorcycles at a gas station amid a fuel shortage in Bamako, Mali, Tuesday, Oct 7, 2025
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In Bamako, motorcycles are impossible to ignore. They are everywhere — in narrow streets, on major roads, at the heart of daily life. For tens of thousands of families, riding a two-wheeler is simply a means of survival.
People queue with their motorcycles at a gas station amid a fuel shortage in Bamako, Mali, Tuesday, Oct 7, 2025
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Bamako

Mali's military-led government has announced sweeping restrictions on motorcycles as it battles a worsening jihadist insurgency.

Mali has banned the use of certain motorcycles outside of major cities as the country battles a jihadist insurgency, according to…

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The military government of Mali has banned the sales and use of large motorcycles outside major urban areas…

Mali has banned the use of certain motorcycles outside of major cities as the country battles a jihadist insurgency, according to…

Since late April, fighters from Al-Qaeda's Sahel branch have imposed a road blockade on the main routes into Bamako, torching…

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