Truckers defy death to supply militant-hit Mali with fuel

TENGRELA: Tanker driver Baba steeled himself for yet another perilous journey from Ivory Coast to Mali loaded up with desperately needed fuel — and fear. “You never know if you’ll come back alive,” he said. Even before they hit the road, the mere mention of a four-letter acronym is enough to scare Baba and his fellow drivers. JNIM, the Al-Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims, known by its Arabic acronym, declared two months ago that no tanker would cross into Mali from any neighboring country.

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