Sources: BBC
French President Emmanuel Macron announces that he will reduce the presence of troops in the Sahel to between 2,500 and 3,000 over the long-term, and will also close bases in Timbuktu, Tessalit and Kidal in northern Mali, as part of a reorganization effort to focus on missions in the Malian, Nigerien, and Burkinese border regions. 2021-07-9
A tanker truck carrying fuel overturns after swerving to avoid a motorcycle in Bamako, Mali. A subsequent explosion kills six and seriously injures 46 more. Dozens of vehicles burn. 2019-09-24
Forty one people are killed in an attack in the Yoro and Gangafani villages in Mali, one week after 35 are killed in another attack. The attackers, riding motorcycles, targeted primarily Dogon villages. 2019-06-18
Mali's Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga and his entire cabinet resigns, being succeeded by Boubou Cisse. No reason is addressed. 2019-04-18
At least ten United Nations peacekeepers are killed and several others injured in an Islamist militant attack on their base in Mali's northern Kidal Region. 2019-01-20
Voters in Mali go to the polls for the second round of a presidential election. 2013-08-11
Mali lifts a state of emergency ahead of a presidential election. 2013-07-6
The Acting President of Mali, Dioncounda Traoré, is taken to hospital after an angry encounter with demonstrators who object to a deal for the 70-year-old to remain in office for a year. 2012-05-21
2012 Mali counter-coup attempt: Heavy fighting takes place in the Malian capital Bamako between coup supporters and opponents. 2012-05-1
Following the 2012 Mali coup d'état, Canada and Denmark suspends aid to Mali. 2012-03-24