Macky Sall's Dakar and Alassane Ouattara's Ivory Coast ports remain closed to Mali due to the embargo on the country. Despite this situation, the new authorities are developing other means of transporting cotton lint.

The Mali-Nouakchott corridor now operational. In addition to having succeeded in stabilizing the prices of sugars and other consumable products on the market, the transition has also acquired the means to transport cotton fibers from Mali to the destination countries. On Friday, February 25, the authorities launched the first convoy of trucks loaded with cotton fibers, via the operationalization of the Bamako-Nouakchott corridor. It is the first time in history that cotton from Mali has passed through the port of Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. Said convoy consisted of 53 trucks, or 1,600 tons of cotton fibers. A work made possible thanks to a partnership between Mali and partner countries such as Guinea Conakry, Mauritania and Algeria. The official launch took place under the chairmanship of Modibo Keita, Minister of Rural Development.