Sources: i24 News
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
The German defence ministry suspends its military's aerial reconnaissance and transport operations in Mali after the government of Mali denied the departure of one of their flights. 2022-08-12
Authorities in Mali charge six people, including former prime minister Boubou Cissé, with an "attempted coup". 2020-12-31
Mali declares a 10-day state of emergency effective at midnight, following a series of threats from unnamed jihadist groups, and last month's siege at a Bamako hotel, where 20 people were killed. 2015-12-22
Malian forces arrest two men in their early 30s linked to a cell phone found at the scene of last week's deadly hotel attack. No details are provided on what their exact role was. 2015-11-27
Olivier Salgado, a spokesman for the U.N. mission in Mali, says at least 19 people were killed in the attack along with two of the attackers. Earlier reports indicated that 27 people died. 2015-11-21
Ten gunmen storm the five-star Radisson Blu Hotel in the Malian capital Bamako, taking 170 hostages with at least 27 people killed. The grenade-toting assailants free captives who are able to recite the Quran. The hotel is "often used" by Air France staff. 2015-11-20
Mali lifts a state of emergency ahead of a presidential election. 2013-07-6
The UK announces it will deploy 330 military personnel to Mali and other West African countries in support of French forces operating in the area. 2013-01-29
The United Nations Security Council authorises African-led military intervention in northern Mali to oust Islamists and help reunify the country. 2012-12-20