Transporters call for fewer checks between Bamako and Abidjan
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kassataya
Malian transporters and travellers are denouncing the numerous checks and fees imposed along the Bamako-Abidjan road, where passengers say they must stop at several checkpoints. They are calling on leaders of the Alliance of Sahel States and ECOWAS to ease formalities and eliminate these payments, according to a Deutsche Welle report carried by Kassataya.
Malian transporters using the Bamako-Abidjan road route are calling for fewer checks at border posts, which they say are particularly burdensome for passengers. An unnamed official at a Bamako transport company cited checks by customs officers, police and gendarmes among the main difficulties, Kassataya reports.
Drivers and travellers are also concerned about the poor state of the road and jihadist attacks. These difficulties add to the obstacles encountered at border crossings, according to the official cited by Kassataya.
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