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Mali: Mandatory motorcycle registration raises concerns among stakeholders

In Bamako, motorcycles are impossible to ignore. They are everywhere — in narrow streets, on major roads, at the heart of daily life. For tens of thousands of families, riding a two-wheeler is simply a means of survival.

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00:00In Bamako, motorcycles are impossible to ignore.
00:04They are everywhere, in narrow streets, on major roads, at the heart of daily life.
00:10For tens of thousands of families, riding a two-wheeler is simply a means of survival.
00:15In the flow of district, Ibrahim Traore has been making trips since dawn.
00:19Like many of his colleagues, he does not own the motorcycle he rides,
00:23and since the announcement of mandatory registration, anxiety has begun to grow.
00:27If we are asked to go and stand in long queues for registration, it is really difficult for us.
00:33Most of the motorcycles we ride do not belong to us.
00:36That is not a problem in itself, but it directly affects our families.
00:41Since Monday, June 15th this year, Malone authorities officially launched
00:46the mandatory registration of all motorcycles and tricycles across the country.
00:51The operation is being carried out jointly by transport and security services in our country
00:55where monitoring two-wheel traffic has become a crucial issue.
01:01Everyone must have a vehicle registration certificate, and every tricycle must also have one.
01:07That is why people need to come forward and complete the necessary procedures, so they can be served.
01:13After the inspection and payment, customs and our services are now connected through a computerized system.
01:23On the ground, some citizens appear to have understood the message.
01:29People understand why it is necessary to register motorcycles.
01:32It is for our safety.
01:35I encourage all Malians to do it as quickly as possible.
01:39The challenge now is convincing the most vulnerable members of the society.
01:44Between security concerns and economic realities, authorities will have to find the right balance
01:49without further burdening those who rely on their motorcycles as their only source of income.
01:54They ....
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01:55output of the naucidity, the cie...
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