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Italy tells citizens to leave Mali because of security issues
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Italy advises citizens to leave Mali due to security threats from insurgents imposing a fuel blockade, worsening the situation in Bamako.
ROME (Reuters) -Italy warned on Wednesday against travel to Mali because of security concerns as the government there comes under increasing pressure from al Qaeda-linked insurgents, who are imposing a fuel blockade.
"Italian nationals already in Mali are urged to leave the country as soon as possible," the Italian Foreign Ministry said, noting a severe fuel shortage in the West African country risks worsening the security situation, even in the capital Bamako.
The warning echoes one issued by the United States to its citizens on Tuesday.
Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin militants announced a blockade on fuel imports to the landlocked West African country in early September. They have since attacked convoys of fuel tankers attempting to enter the country or reach the capital, Bamako.
(Writing by Keith Weir, editing by Ed Osmond)
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