Kayes

[keyz]

noun

1. a city in W Mali.

Example Sentences

"Kayes is a strategic economic corridor for Mali, connecting it directly to the port of Dakar," said Bakary Sambe, director of the Timbuktu Institute think tank.

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"Targeting Kayes is a way of undermining the current regime's ability to adequately supply Bamako," he added.

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Coordinated attacks on July 1 targeted seven western towns, including Kayes and several cities along the highways connecting Bamako to neighbouring countries.

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They have imposed a blockade on two key locations: the Kayes region - which serves as the gateway for all food supplies entering from Senegal by road and train, and Nioro-du-Sahel - which sits on the main route linking Mali to Mauritania.

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According to the army spokesman, "no systemic interruption of transport has been observed" in western Mali and the real challenge facing people in the Kayes region is "the rainy season and not the actions of terrorist groups".

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