Daily brief
Mali is seeking to build a strategic fuel stockpile after a series of jihadist attacks on fuel tankers disrupted supplies. The government is working to secure alternative routes and storage to mitigate the impact of such assaults on the country's energy security.
Islamist militants launched an attack in Niger's capital, Niamey, targeting the Diori Hamani International Airport, which was repelled with Russian assistance. Gunmen also killed one person and set fire to a church and a police station in a separate incident in the country.
Egypt strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Niger's airport.