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Recently collected data from #Ansongo and #Gao has come in on the effects of the @Orange_Mali network disturbances over the past few weeks. Jihadist actors (notably ISGS for the areas mentioned above) have targeted telephone antennae. 1/n #Mali
Targeting the phone networks ramped up following the death of ISGS commander, Abdoulhakim al-Saharaoui. The impact of the network disturbances are widespread. First, people living in these areas rely on phone communication to simply let their relatives know they are alive 2/n
Not having a means to communicate to loved ones raises anxiety in an already tense environment marked by chronic insecurity. Second, and more importantly, the economic consequences of this communication-siege by jihadist actors are the crippling effects on the local economy. 3/n
