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Kayes

American  
[keyz] / keɪz /

noun

  1. a city in W Mali.


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"This cruelty cannot be legitimised," said Lieutenant Colonel Kafil Uddin Kayes, a local Border Guard Bangladesh commander.

From Barron's

"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.

From Barron's

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

From Barron's

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".

From BBC

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.

From BBC