Mali · Fuel supplies
Mali reports 665 fuel tankers reaching Bamako
Mali received a convoy of 665 fuel tankers in Bamako on Saturday, according to a state agency cited by Malijet. Officials counted the vehicles on arrival, with police escorts to filling stations due after customs formalities; the reported arrival is a supply step, not evidence that fuel has reached pumps or queues have eased.
A convoy of 665 fuel tankers reached the Malian capital, Bamako, at about 03:00 on Saturday 7 November, according to the DGCC, a state agency cited by the news site Malijet. The count is the agency's own.
Malijet said the agency's staff registered and counted the tankers on arrival. After customs formalities, the national police are to escort them to the filling stations they supply.
The report does not say where the convoy came from or how much fuel it carried. Nor does it say whether any has yet reached pumps.
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