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West Africa: Jamat Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin

Commons · Question 92556 · Tabled 19 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 26 Nov 2025

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Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the territorial expansion of Jamat Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin across the Sahel on the group’s capacity to destabilise

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Answered by Chris Elmore, 26 Nov 2025

The continued terrorist fuel blockade is deeply concerning for Mali, and for the wider region, and we condemn its impact on civilians. The Foreign Secretary wrote to Foreign Minister Diop on 6 November, and the Minister for International Development and A...