Long queues have been snaking around petrol stations in Mali's capital a month after militants from an al-Qaeda affiliate imposed a fuel blockade by attacking tankers on major highways.
Our business is at a standstill, one motorbike taxi driver told the BBC, as many others pushed their vehicles to join the petrol lines amidst chaotic scenes in Bamako.
Some of the garages forced to shut last week, paralysing the city, have now reopened after more than 300 petrol tankers arrived under army escort from Ivory Coast on Tuesday.
The military government has assured residents it is only a temporary issue, but there are fears the new stock will quickly run out - as others complain about price hikes.
Other cities and areas have also been suffering from such shortages, power cuts, and fuel inflation for several weeks.
Mali is landlocked, so all fuel supplies are brought into the country by road from neighbours such as Senegal and Ivory Coast.
The latest blockade by al-Qaeda linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) - which has seen lorries ambushed, some set alight and drivers kidnapped - points to the geographic expansion of its insurgency as its fighters are targeting highways linking Mali to its neighbours to the west and south.
Images widely shared on social media highlight the rowdy lines at petrol stations in Bamako, with people waiting for hours. Those caught up in the queues spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity.
According to French public broadcaster Radio France Internationale (RFI), Malian officials are in discreet talks with the militants to lift the blockade. There have been reports that JNIM began the blockade due to a ban on the sale of fuel at locations other than service stations in rural areas - a move intended to cut the jihadists' supplies.
