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Jules Duhamel
@julesduhamel.bsky.social
Geospatial analyst specialised on armed conflicts and political violence. #Sahel and more. Contact: julesduhamel@protonmail.com | Website: julesduhamel.com
🇨🇭 #Switzerland updates its advisory for 🇧🇫 #BurkinaFaso.

🚩 It warns that foreign travelers risk being arrested and detained without embassy notification, and that 🇧🇫authorities may not share info on charges or detention location.

🚫 All travel remains warned against.
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Glad to share my latest visual for CTC Sentinel, mapping 🇮🇶 #Iraq’s fiber optic infrastructure, featured in the fascinating piece "Rise of the E-Militias: Designated Terrorist Groups Infest Iraq’s Digital Economy" by Michael Knights.
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🇳🇴 #Norway, 🇩🇰 #Denmark and 🇸🇪 #Sweden now warn their citizens to evacuate 🇲🇱 #Mali.

Interesting to see that these three Nordic countries sent an evacuation order on the same day. Clearly suggests a joint assessment.
November 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Glad to share my latest visuals for @clingendael.bsky.social report: "Trouble at the border: a Nigerian extremist group has also entered Benin", on violent extremism at the 🇧🇯 #Benin - 🇳🇬 #Nigeria border.
November 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
🇫🇷 #France updates its travel advisory to 🇬🇭 #Ghana.

🟧 Warning against all but essential travel extended to the 🇹🇬Togolese border area in the North East region.

🟧 Previous warning against all travel to Gbele Park, Fumbisi, & Tantali now downgraded to all but essential travel.
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
🇫🇷 #France updates its travel advisory for 🇧🇯 #Benin.

🟥 Warning against all travel is extended to all northern border areas.

🟧 Warning against all but essential travel is extended to central Atakora, where there is a confirmed risk of kidnapping.
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
🇫🇷 #France updates its travel advisory for 🇹🇬 #Togo.

🟥 The warning against all travel is extended along the northern borders of 🇬🇭 Ghana & 🇧🇯 Benin, & in northern Savanes, except Dapaong.

🟧 The remaining areas in Savanes are now warned against all but essential travel.
November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
🇵🇹 #Portugal now urges its citizens to evacuate 🇲🇱 #Mali as soon as possible.

🚩 This is due to the "unstable political and security situation".
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🇮🇪 #Ireland updates its travel advisory to 🇲🇱 #Mali.

🚩 Citizens without an essential reason to stay were already advised to leave the country.

🚫All citizens are now urged to leave.
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🇲🇱 #Mali – List of countries currently advising their citizens to leave, updated with:

🇫🇷 France
🇮🇪 Ireland
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🇫🇷 #France updates its travel advisory to 🇲🇱 #Mali and now recommends to its citizens to evacuate the country as soon as possible through commercial flights.

🚩 This is due to the deteriorating security situation.

🚫 All travel to the country was already warned against.
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🇸🇪 #Sweden updates its travel advisory for 🇲🇱 #Mali again, and now warns against all travel to the country, including the capital Bamako.
November 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🇫🇷 #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.
November 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🇮🇳 #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".
November 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🇺🇸 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.
October 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Updated with Estonia and Israel.

www.julesduhamel.com/mali-list-of...
October 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🇲🇱 #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.
October 31, 2025 at 9:54 AM
🇪🇸 #Spain now urges its citizens to leave 🇲🇱 #Mali "temporarily".

🚩 This is due to the ongoing fuel crisis and insecurity affecting the country.
October 31, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🇸🇪 #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.
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🇺🇸 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.
October 31, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🇬🇧 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.
October 31, 2025 at 8:49 AM
🇬🇧 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".
October 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🇮🇹 #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.
October 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
🇯🇵 #Japan also warns its citizens to immediately evacuate 🇲🇱 #Mali, due to the high risk of "terrorist attacks and kidnappings throughout Mali, including in Bamako".
October 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
🇬🇧 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.
October 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM