🇸🇪 #Sweden updates its travel advisory for 🇲🇱 #Mali again, and now warns against all travel to the country, including the capital Bamako.

🇫🇷 #France updates its travel advisory to 🇲🇱 #Mali. 🚩 It notes the ongoing fuel shortage, and recommends increased caution. No evacuation order, but the MFA mentions that commercial flights are *still* available from Bamako's airport. 🚫 All travel remains warned against.

🇮🇳 #India warns its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel in 🇲🇱 #Mali, with the exception of Bamako. 🚩 Indian citizens are also urged to "remain vigilant" and to follow the instructions of the Malian authorities. This is due to "recent developments".

🇺🇸 the #UnitedStates now warns against all travel to 🇳🇪 #Niger. 🟥 The country is now classified Level 4 : "Do Not Travel". 🚩 The US Department of State also authorises the departure of all family members of US gov. employees due to safety risks.

🇲🇱 #Mali – List of countries currently advising their citizens to leave⬇️ 🇺🇸 USA 🇦🇺 Australia 🇩🇪 Germany 🇯🇵 Japan 🇮🇹 Italy 🇨🇦 Canada 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇪🇸 Spain 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇰🇷 South Korea Note that some advisories date from before the fuel blockade.

🇪🇸 #Spain now urges its citizens to leave 🇲🇱 #Mali "temporarily". 🚩 This is due to the ongoing fuel crisis and insecurity affecting the country.

🇸🇪 #Sweden updates its travel advisory for 🇲🇱 #Mali. 🚩 It notes that there is a "general concern" that JNIM may attack Bamako. 🟧 Contrarily to other alerts, essential travel to the capital is still allowed, and no evacuation order has been sent.

🇺🇸 The #US Department of State now *orders* non-essential employees and their family members to evacuate 🇲🇱 #Mali. 🟥 They were previously "authorised" to do so. 🚫 All travel to the country is warned against, and citizens are urged to evacuate through commercial means.

🇬🇧 The #UnitedKingdom temporarily withdraws non-essential Staff from its embassy in Bamako, 🇲🇱#Mali. 🚫 UK citizens are already advised not to travel to the country, and are urged to evacuate through commercial means.

🇬🇧 The #UnitedKingdom now advises against all travel to 🇲🇱 #Mali, including Bamako. 🚩 The new advisory makes direct reference to JNIM's ongoing blockade on "key routes throughout Southern and Western Mali, including the capital city of Bamako".

🇮🇹 #Italy also urges its citizens to immediately leave 🇲🇱 #Mali, "given the tensions surrounding fuel supply shortages", which could cause a further deterioration of the security in the capital.

🇯🇵 #Japan also warns its citizens to immediately evacuate 🇲🇱 #Mali, due to the high risk of "terrorist attacks and kidnappings throughout Mali, including in Bamako".

🇬🇧 The #UnitedKingdom now advises against all travel to 🇳🇪 #Niger, including to Niamey. 🚩 This is due to the rise of reported terrorist and criminal kidnappings of foreign nationals.

🇩🇪 #Germany follows suit, and now urges its citizens to immediately leave 🇲🇱 #Mali by using commercial flights from Bamako, in order to avoid any land travel. 🚫 All travel to the country was already warned against.

🇦🇺 #Australia now urges its citizens to immediately leave 🇲🇱 #Mali using commercial means "while flights are available". 🚩 This is due to an ongoing and very high threat of terrorism throughout Mali, including Bamako. This follows a similar alert sent by the 🇺🇸 #US embassy.

🇺🇸 #US citizens are now urged to immediately leave 🇲🇱 #Mali using commercial flights. 🚩 This is due to the "unpredictability of Bamako’s security situation", given the ongoing fuel shortage, closure of public institutions, and ongoing armed conflict against terrorist elements.

🇨🇦 #Canada updates its travel advisory for 🇨🇲 #Cameroon. 🚩 It warns that violent clashes between protesters & security forces have resulted in casualties, and urges citizens in protest areas to shelter in place. ⚠️ It also notes that telecom & internet access are disrupted.

🇩🇪 #Germany updates its travel advisory for 🇨🇲 #Cameroon. 🚩 It notes that clashes between security forces & demonstrators resulted in several death, with high tensions in Douala (where further clashes are expected) & Garoua. 🚨 German citizens are urged to shelter in place.

🇺🇸 The #US embassy in 🇨🇲 #Cameroon warns that protests are ongoing in "various localities" across the country, following the presidential election results announcement. 🚩 US citizens are advised to avoid large crowds and to shelter in place until the end of protests.

🇮🇹 #Italy updates its travel advisory for 🇲🇱 #Mali. 🚩It notes the ongoing blockades on roads from 🇸🇳 Senegal, 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire, 🇬🇳 Guinea & 🇲🇷 Mauritania, and warns that the "entire country" suffers from a severe fuel shortage. 🚫 All travel to Mali remains warned against.

🇩🇰 #Denmark updates its travel advisory for 🇧🇫 #BurkinaFaso, warning of a "risk of searches and arbitrary arrests, for example on charges of espionage." This follows similar warnings from 🇧🇪 #Belgium & 🇳🇱 the #Netherlands. 🚫 All travel to the country remains warned against.

🇳🇱 The #Netherlands updates its travel advisory for 🇲🇱 #Mali. 🟥 Bamako, the last area which was under a "Avoid all but essential travel" warning, turns red due to the high risk of attacks and kidnappings. 🚫 The whole country is now warned against all travel.

🪙 The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removes 🇧🇫 #BurkinaFaso from its "grey list" (= increased monitoring). 🚩 It welcomes the country's "significant progress" in tackling money laundering and terrorist financing since 2021.

🇬🇧 The #UnitedKingdom updates its travel advisory to 🇲🇱 #Mali. 🚩 It now mentions that JNIM is "carrying out blockades targeting fuel trucks and enforcing checkpoints throughout southern & western Mali". 🚩 It also warns of a high threat of kidnapping. 🗺️ Map unchanged.

🇺🇸 The #US updates its travel advisory to 🇲🇱 #Mali. 🚩 The Department of State authorised non-emergency personnel and family members of U.S. government employees to leave Mali due to safety risks. 🚫 The country is already on Level 4 "Do Not Travel".

🇳🇪 #Niger / 🇺🇸 #US Citizen Abduction – Corrected location of the phone's tracking in Dinki, just outside of Niamey, and not "56 miles" from the capital as initially reported. This is thanks to the (always excellent) MENASTREAM. More on what probably went wrong...🧵1/7

As reported by Levent Kemal, 🇹🇷 Turkey now warns its citizens against all non-essential travel to 🇲🇱 Mali, due to "recent developments" and a worsening of the security situation.

🇧🇪 #Belgium updates its travel advisory for 🇳🇪 #Niger, and now recommends avoiding all movements after dusk. 🚫 All travel to the country is already warned against.

🇦🇺 #Australia, echoing the 🇺🇸 #US alert, updates its travel advisory to 🇲🇱 #Mali. It now mentions the ongoing fuel shortage affecting the country, including in Bamako. 🚩 It also warns that the shortages "may impact the security situation". 🗺️ Map remains unchanged.

🇫🇷 #French ambassador met with 🇲🇬 #Madagascar's new leaders PR Randrianirina & PM Rajaonarivelo. France reaffirmed strong ties and pledged support for water/power access, education, and anti-corruption. France also stressed the need for civilian inclusion and timely elections.

🇪🇸 #Spain has updated its travel advisory for 🇳🇪 #Niger, citing the recent abduction of a 🇺🇸 #US citizen in Niamey. 🚩 The security situation in Niamey is now considered "high risk", with travel on foot being discouraged, and extreme caution recommended even in private homes.

🇩🇪 #Germany has updated its travel advisory for 🇳🇪 #Niger, citing the recent abduction of a 🇺🇸 #US citizen in Niamey within its 'Terrorism' section. 🚫 German citizens are already advised not to travel to the country, or to leave immediately.

🇺🇸 The #US Embassy in Bamako issued a security alert over the persistent fuel shortages across 🇲🇱 #Mali, citing long lines, limited supply and power cuts. 🚩 It warns the situation could unpredictably affect security. 🚫 US citizens are reminded to avoid all travel to Mali.

🇬🇧 The #UnitedKingdom updates its travel advisory for 🇳🇪 #Niger. 🚩 Echoing the US alert, it now warns that British citizens are equally at risk of "kidnapping throughout Niger, including in the capital, Niamey". 🗺️ Map remains unchanged, with Niamey still in orange 🟧.

🇳🇪 #Niger – Following the abduction of a US citizen, the 🇺🇸 #US embassy in Niamey "has modified its security posture to require armored vehicles for all travel of Embassy personnel and family members, and instituted a mandatory curfew and routine accountability".

🇳🇪 #Niger - According to @cbsnews.com, the kidnapped 🇺🇸#American's phone was tracked 56 miles north of Niamey, less than an hour after the abduction. This matches known areas of activity of the Islamic State. Could mean that they're moving towards 🇲🇱 #Mali.

🇳🇪 #Niger – A 🇺🇸 #US citizen was reportedly abducted by unknown armed men around 2:30 a.m. on October 22 in Niamey. The Château I neighbourhood, where he was based, is considered highly secure, due to its proximity of the Presidential Palace, embassies, and key institutions.

🇳🇱 The #Netherlands has updated its travel advisory for 🇧🇫 #BurkinaFaso. 🚩 It now warns that travelers may face arbitrary arrests, “without a clear reason”, or on suspicion of espionage. This follows a similar warning issued by 🇧🇪 #Belgium. 🗺️ Map remains unchanged.

🇨🇦 #Canada updates its travel advisory for 🇲🇿 #Mozambique. 🚫 Balama & Namuno districts are now advised against all travel, aligning with the rest of Cabo Delgado. 🟧 Pemba City remains at the "avoid non-essential travel" level, due to the risk of possible insurgency expansion.

The 🇬🇧 #UnitedKingdom lifts its advice against all but essential travel to 🇲🇬 #Madagascar. This follows the military takeover and the appointment of an interim President, which "appears to have been widely welcomed." 🚩 The FCDO now considers the situation "calm".

🇧🇪 #Belgium updates its travel advisory for 🇧🇫 #BurkinaFaso, and now warns that travellers may face random searches at their residence, arbitrary arrests or detentions, and interrogations over alleged espionage.

🇧🇪 #Belgium has updated its travel advisory for 🇲🇱 #Mali. 🚫 It now advises against all travel to the entire country. Previously, only non-essential travel to Bamako was advised against, while travel to the rest of Mali was already strongly discouraged.

Via @yguichaoua.bsky.social. "Plusieurs responsables de rédactions ont été interpellés lundi 13/10 par des hommes se présentant comme des membres de l’Agence nationale du renseignement. Au moins 3 magistrats de la chambre d’instruction à la cour d’appel de Ouagadougou ont également été emmenés."

🇲🇬 #Madagascar – According to @FRANCE24’s correspondent, Rajoelina left Saint-Denis (Réunion) on a private jet operated by the 🇩🇪 #German company @vistajet. Based on @flightradar24 data, the aircraft appears to be D-AIRZ, which landed in 🇲🇺 #Mauritius the day before.

🇩🇪 #Germany has updated its travel advisory for 🇲🇱 #Mali. 🚩 Authorities warn of a general terrorist threat in Bamako and nearby areas. They also advise avoiding crowds near: • petrol stations • security sites • government buildings 🟥 Travel to Mali remains warned against.

🇲🇬 #Madagascar – According to @rfi.fr, President A. Rajoelina was exfiltrated by a French military aircraft, following a deal with French president Emmanuel Macron. The full sequence is unclear as of yet, and Rajoelina's current whereabouts are unknown. Map based on RFI's reporting.

🇫🇷 #France updated its travel advisory to 🇲🇬 #Madagascar. 🚩 It now recommends sheltering in place due to the “ongoing events in Antananarivo,” coming after a similar 🇺🇸 #US alert. That's three days after lifting its advisory to avoid non-essential travel.. quite a contrast.

The 🇺🇸 #US Embassy in 🇲🇬 #Madagascar has issued a new alert, strongly advising US citizens to shelter in place due to reports that "the gendarmerie and military have exchanged gunfire (...) and that some factions of the security forces have joined the protests".

🇫🇷 #France – Updated travel advisory map for sub-Saharan Africa. Refreshed yesterday after 🇲🇱 #Mali turned fully red, following the inclusion of Bamako in the red zone (🔴 “advise against all travel” level).

🇫🇷 La #France a mis à jour ses conseils aux voyageurs pour 🇲🇱 le #Mali. 🚩 L’ensemble du pays est désormais classé en rouge : tout voyage y est fortement déconseillé. Bamako, qui était jusqu’à présent la seule zone encore orange, est désormais incluse en zone rouge.