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France calls on nationals to leave Mali 'as soon as possible'

It has emerged that france on Wednesday enjoined its nationals in Mali to leave “as soon as possible”, citing weekend attacks by jihadists and Tuareg separatists and an “extremely volatile” security situation. “Travel to Mali is still strongly discouraged, regardless of the reason,” the foreign mini

By Oyebade Oluwatobiloba

1 min read 5 views Updated Oct 12, 2026
It has emerged that france on Wednesday enjoined its nationals in Mali to leave “as soon as possible”, citing weekend attacks by jihadists and Tuareg separatists and an “extremely volatile” security situation.
“Travel to Mali is still strongly discouraged, regardless of the reason,” the foreign ministry mentioned in its updated travel guidelines.
“French nationals are advised to make arrangements to leave Mali temporarily as soon as possible on the commercial flights that are still available.”

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It has emerged that france on Wednesday enjoined its nationals in Mali to leave “as soon as possible”, citing weekend attacks by jihadists and Tuareg separatists and an “extremely volatile” security situation. “Travel to Mali is still strongly discouraged, regardless of the reason,” the foreign mini It has emerged that france on Wednesday enjoined its nationals in Mali...

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  • It has emerged that france on Wednesday enjoined its nationals in Mali to leave “as soon as possible”, citing weekend attacks by jihadists and Tuareg separatists and an “extremely volatile” security situation.
  • “Travel to Mali is still strongly discouraged, regardless of the reason,” the foreign mini It has emerged that france on Wednesday enjoined its nationals in Mali to leave “as soon as possible”, citing weekend attacks by jihadists and Tuareg separatists and an “extremely volatile” security situation.“Travel to Mali is still strongly discouraged, regardless of the reason,” the foreign ministry mentioned in its updated travel guidelines.“French nationals are advised to make arrangements to leave Mali temporarily as soon as possible on the commercial flights that are still available.”
  • This story is filed under Security on Glow 99.1 FM.
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It has emerged that france on Wednesday enjoined its nationals in Mali to leave “as soon as possible”, citing weekend attacks by jihadists and Tuareg separatists and an “extremely volatile” security situation. “Travel to Mali is still strongly discouraged, regardless of the reason,” the foreign mini It has emerged that france on Wednesday enjoined its nationals in Mali...

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