Mali: Junta Opens Talks With Jihadists Amid Economic Blockade, but JNIM Sets Conditions

About 10 days ago, Malian authorities reportedly reached out to al Qaeda-affiliated Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, to negotiate an end to the group's economic blockade in southwestern Mali, which connects to Senegal, RFI reported on Oct. 9....