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Travel to Mali: JNIM demands veiling and separation of men and women in transport

Auteur: AFP

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Voyage au Mali: le JNIM exige le port du voile et la séparation hommes-femmes dans les transports

The Al-Qaeda-affiliated Support Group for Islam and Muslims (JNIM) has issued rules for travelers in Mali, requiring women to wear headscarves and to be separated from men on public transport, according to a video seen by AFP on Monday.

In this Bambara-language video seen by AFP, Bina Diarra, one of the JNIM spokespersons, declares that passengers are now prohibited from mixing "whether on public intercity transport or in private vehicles" in Mali.

"Men and women do not mix and women must be covered," he added.

On Monday morning, an AFP correspondent observed that passenger separation was being respected at several bus stations in the capital Bamako: men sit in front, one row is left free, and women sit at the back.

The female passengers encountered by AFP were wearing headscarves. Hijab sellers also appeared in the stations visited by AFP.

"We don't require them to wear these outfits," a driver told AFP on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity. But "they know that on the road, it's not in their best interest not to have them if we ever come across jihadists," he added.

Since 2012, Mali has been facing a serious security crisis fueled in particular by violence from JNIM and the Islamic State in the Sahel.

The junta, in power since two coups in 2020 and 2021, is struggling to stem jihadist attacks.

The mapping of the attacks shows that JNIM is seeking to isolate the capital Bamako by increasing operations on the surrounding roads.

Since September, JNIM has also been organizing a blockade in Mali on fuel imported from neighboring countries, the shortage of which is beginning to seriously disrupt this landlocked Sahelian country.

The group is targeting fuel tankers coming in particular from Senegal and Ivory Coast, through which the majority of goods imported into Mali transit.

According to JNIM, this was in retaliation for the Malian authorities' ban on the sale of fuel outside of service stations in rural areas, where fuel is transported in jerrycans for later sale. The measure was intended to dry up the jihadists' supply chain, according to Malian authorities.

Auteur: AFP
Publié le: Mardi 21 Octobre 2025

Commentaires (10)

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    Thieuy il y a 20 heures

    Li nak moy vrai terrorisme deug

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    Bathie il y a 20 heures

    Li nak moy vrai islam! Quand cette religion triomphera, on verra son ideologie barbare et mysogine du 6e siecle!!

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    Antikon il y a 5 heures

    L'islam ce n'est pas la lâcheté comme ces voyou armés et renseignés par la France pour s'en prendre à une nation qui veut juste cesser d'être son grenier. L'Islam s'attaque frontalement à ses ennemies s'il en a les moyens, ou résiste avec bravoure s'il n'en a pas les moyens, ou accepte le vivre ensemble si on l'y appelle. Maintenant si pour vous vertu, décence, et pudeur sont synonymes de mysoginie, c'est que vous êtes de ces frustrés qui souhaiteraient voir la femme musulmane rabaissée à un objet charnel abordable à tout coin de rue. Mourez de votre haine.

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    Povkon il y a 2 heures

    Armés par la France hahaha

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    Dewu crew il y a 19 heures

    Que du merde ces terroristes le monde n’a besoin de personnes comme vous allez vous faire vacciner du poison ce que vous voulez ne reflète pas au réalisme actuel que des barbares ces gens là , la religion des terorristes est satanique ils aiment que du sang

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    Wert il y a 13 heures

    C'est pas les russes qui devaient protéger nos frères maliens ?

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    Jack il y a 12 heures

    AFP est un communicant des terroristes.

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    Lucifer il y a 11 heures

    C’est le Hijab ça 😅? Sur la photo on dirait la burqa et le niqab.
    Et le burkini c’est toléré aussi ? 😜

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    Vilain il y a 7 heures

    Bientôt au senegal

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    Mo il y a 2 heures

    Texte de l'AFP ....Commentaires de l'usine à gaz .

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    Oustaz Jacuzzi il y a 1 heure

    Pitin hâte qu'ils viennent niker les larves 221..

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    Bebert il y a 1 heure

    La negraille adore être esclave..

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