Malian authorities have introduced a nighttime curfew in the San region, close to the Burkina Faso border, amid heightened security concerns following a deadly assault on a military facility earlier this month.
Under an order signed on Monday, August 24, San Governor Colonel-Major Ousmane Sangaré restricted movement between 10:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. The measure came into force immediately and will remain in place until further notice.
The restriction covers residents and all civilian road users, including motorists, motorcyclists and cyclists. Members of the defence and security forces, as well as vehicles involved in officially authorised missions, are exempt.
The governor cited the deterioration of security and a renewed rise in insecurity as grounds for the measure. Authorities said the curfew could be revised, extended or lifted depending on how conditions develop.
The decision comes after the August 9 assault on the 23rd Infantry Regiment in San, which began at around 5:30 a.m. The attack was claimed by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group active in the Sahel.
The curfew adds to security restrictions in an area facing growing threats from armed groups operating in the wider Sahel region.
