Crisis in Mali: AU Calls for Urgent International Action as Insurgents Escalate Tactics

Mali: African Union Commission calls for urgent international action on security crisis

The chairperson of the Commission expressed "deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali."

African Union Calls for Urgent Action in Insurgency-hit Mali

The African Union has called for an urgent international response, including intelligence-sharing, to address worsening security conditions in Mali, where insurgents are imposing a fuel blockade and kidnapping foreigners. An Al Qaeda-linked group active in West Africa's Sahel region has blocked fuel imports since September, attacking convoys of tankers and creating a shortage that forced schools and businesses to shut.

AU urges swift international response as Mali crisis worsens

Crisis in Mali: AU Calls for Urgent International Action as Insurgents Escalate Tactics

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African Union calls for urgent action in insurgency-hit Mali

The African Union has called for an urgent international response, including intelligence-sharing, to address worsening security conditions in Mali, where insurgents are imposing a fuel blockade and kidnapping foreigners. An Al Qaeda-linked jihadist group active in West Africa’s Sahel region has blocked fuel imports since September, attacking convoys of tankers and creating a shortage that […] The post African Union calls for urgent action in in…

AFRICAN UNION CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION AMID ESCALATING CRISIS IN MALI

Mon 10 November 2025: African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf expressed grave concern Sunday over the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali following reports that terrorist groups have imposed crippling blockades, disrupted access to essential supplies and severely worsened humanitarian conditions for civilians. In a statement, Youssouf condemned the deadly attacks which have killed […]