Mali’s chief of army staff ban the use of motorcycles for moving between villages in the Segou region

    Mali’s chief of army staff, Mahamane Touré, has banned the use of motorcycles for moving between villages in the Segou region. 

   The ban, that seems centred on areas where the Islamist Macina Liberation Front is active, comes into effect at midnight on Sunday in states that are linked to terrorism. 
    It's an extraordinary decision for Mali where motorbikes are the number one form of transport.
   The decision comes in the wake of a clampdown in central Mali on ethnic Fulanis, who some Malian believes are linked to the Macina militants.