Mali: France advises its citizens to leave the country as soon as possible

France has joined the United States and United Kingdom in urging its citizens to leave Mali, issuing a formal advisory on Friday, November 7, warning against all travel to the West African nation and calling on its nationals to depart “as soon as possible” amid a rapidly deteriorating security situation.

The French foreign ministry’s urgent warning comes as jihadist violence intensifies, with fourteen Malian civilians reported killed in…