Five Indian nationals were abducted in Mali last week in an “unfortunate incident”, the Indian mission here has said. The kidnapping took place on November 6 in the West African nation, the Indian embassy said in an X post on Sunday. “The Embassy is aware of the unfortunate incident of kidnapping of five of our nationals in Mali on 6 Nov 2025,” it said. The embassy has been “working closely with the authorities and the company concerned to secure their safe release as quickly as possible,” it added. while other hand Some fuel stations in Mali’s capital opened Monday for the first time since an al-Qaida affiliate imposed a fuel blockade on the West African nation, as supply convoys made their way through the landlocked nation while under fire.
Schools also managed to open in Bamako for the first time since the JNIM fighters’ blockade began two weeks ago.”The children went to school this morning, but I remain concerned,” one parent in Bamako, Salif Traoré, told The Associated Press. “Many petrol stations are still closed due to a lack of fuel, and I don’t know how long the fuel availability in the city will last.” More than 100 fuel tankers have been destroyed, with several people killed and drivers taken hostage. On Sunday, the African Union called for “urgent international action” to combat extremism in Mali. Its statement also condemned the abduction of three Egyptian nationals there. Several countries, including France and the US, have advised their citizens to leave Mali immediately.
