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The landlocked West African country has suspended educational facilities and colleges across the nation due to a severe energy crisis triggered by a embargo on energy resources implemented by militant groups.

Minister of Education stated on national broadcast that all academic facilities would stay shut until 9 November, noting that the travel of staff and learners had been impacted by the restrictions.

He stated that the government officials were “working tirelessly” to resolve the situation so that academic sessions could continue on 10 November.

For several weeks, the nation has been grappling with a petrol crisis, particularly in the main city, after insurgents from an jihadist network initiated a restriction by attacking transport vehicles on major highways.

The country is surrounded by land, so all fuel supplies are delivered by road from neighboring states such as its western neighbor and the neighboring nation.

Long queues have been winding around petrol stations in the capital in recent weeks, and the city's normally bustling streets have now apparently grown silent.

The junta-led administration had earlier this month promised the public that it was only a temporary issue, but the crisis has continued.

In the past few days, the US Embassy in Bamako stated that non-essential diplomatic staff and their relatives would depart Mali amid the deteriorating energy crisis and growing safety issues.

It noted that the energy interruptions had affected the energy availability and had the “potential to disrupt” the overall security situation in unexpected forms.

Mali is currently ruled by a army council headed by the military leader, who seized power in a takeover in recently.

The ruling council had widespread approval when it assumed control, committing to tackle the ongoing instability triggered by a autonomy movement in the north by Tuareg communities, which was then taken over by Islamist militants.

The UN peacekeeping mission and France's military had been stationed in previously to deal with the escalating insurgency.

Both have withdrawn since the military assumed power, and the military government has contracted private military contractors to combat the insecurity.

However, the Islamist rebellion has continued and large parts of the northern and eastern zones of the nation remain outside government control.