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​Military personnel operate during the BAMEX'25 Defense Expo, in Bamako, Mali, November 11, 2025.
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30: The number of foreign nationals who were kidnapped in Mali and Niger in the first 11 months of 2025, according to a new analysis from the BBC, up from seven in the preceding three years combined.