France security · April 2026

France has urged its citizens to leave Mali 'as soon as possible' due to escalating violence and a volatile security situation, with the junta's control and a Tuareg advance contributing to the instability. The French government described the security situation as extremely volatile. This is the dominant story of the day. Madagascar detains a French former serviceman over an alleged mutiny plot. All vehicles are stopped on the A40 in a giant check between Geneva and Lyon. A charred body is found in a forest near Marseille, and a murder investigation has been opened. The search intensifies for a missing woman near Nantes.