Sources: AP
Mali orders the Swedish ambassador to leave within 72 hours, days after Sweden announced that development aid to Mali would be suspended over Mali's support for Russia. 2024-08-9
Islamist militants attack a Niger Armed Forces base in the village of Inates, near the border with Mali, with two car bombs and gunmen, killing 18 soldiers. They also kidnapped four Nigerien soldiers and stole dozens of vehicles. 2019-07-2
Militants kill at least 17 Niger Armed Forces troops in an ambush near the Malian border. Another 11 soldiers are missing; six others have been evacuated to a hospital. No group has claimed responsibility. 2019-05-15
The first West African troops enter Mali. 100 soldiers from the Togolese military enter the country with Nigerian military due to enter shortly afterward. 2013-01-17
Battle of Diabaly: French troops are reported to be fighting rebels in the Malian town of Diabaly alongside Malian troops. 2013-01-16
The tomb of Muslim saint Sidi Mahmoud Ben Amar, part of the World Heritage Site in Timbuktu, Mali, is attacked and burned by Islamist fighters. 2012-05-7
Mali appoints Cheick Modibo Diarra, Microsoft chairman for Africa and a former NASA astrophysicist, as its interim prime minister after a coup d'état. 2012-04-17
Mali's Azawad National Liberation Movement declares an end to military activities, claiming that they have captured enough territory to form their own state. 2012-04-5
Sanctions on Mali by the Economic Community of West African States imposed after the recent coup d'état result in shortages in the country. 2012-04-3
The African Union suspends Mali's membership following a coup earlier in the week. 2012-03-23