Temporary closure of British Embassy in Mali
We have temporarily suspended all in country services immediately, including consular services and withdrawn our staff from our Embassy in Bamako.
A Foreign Office spokesperson said:
鈥淕iven the unstable and unpredictable situation in Mali and the continuing lack of constitutional rule, the UK has decided to temporarily withdraw its staff from its Embassy in Bamako and temporarily suspend all in country services immediately, including consular assistance. Consular assistance will continue to be provided to British nationals from our Embassy in Dakar but the UK鈥檚 ability to help British nationals who chose to remain in Mali may become limited. We have recommended since 4 April that British nationals should leave Mali as soon as possible by commercial means.鈥�