Mali has suspended schools and universities nationwide due to a severe fuel scarcity caused by a blockade on fuel imports imposed by Islamist insurgents.

Education Minister, Amadou Sy Savane announced on state television that all education institutions would remain shut until Sunday, November 9, 2025, saying the movement of staff and students had been affected by the blockade.

He said the authorities are doing everything possible to end the crisis so that classes could resume on Monday, November 10, 2025.

For weeks, Mali has been hit by a fuel shortage, especially in the capital Bamako, after militants from an al-Qaeda affiliate imposed a blockade by attacking tankers on major highways.