Fuel and trade corridors from Senegal and Guinea, the main target of JNIM’s tanker blockade. JNIM is pushing toward the Guinea borderlands (Sep 2026).
Recent (to 21 Oct 2026)
- 1 Jun 2026: a landmine on the Bamako–Kayes highway killed 8.
- ~26 Sep: Mali AF (with Africa Corps, per Russian channels) struck a JNIM camp at Dandougou (Koulikoro region), claiming ~300 killed. Unverified; possibly conflated with a FAMa claim of 200+ struck at Dandougou on 20 Aug (C5, Sahel Monitor, t.me/sahelmonitor/295, 26 Sep 2026).
Active here
- Chinese private security companies
- Fekola gold mine
- JNIM
- Kéniéba artisanal gold zone
- Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine
- Sadiola gold mine