19 January – At least 73 people die after an artisanal gold mine collapses in
Kangaba.[1][2]
19 January – Mali, along with
Niger and
Burkina Faso, announce their withdrawal from
ECOWAS, accusing it of abandoning "the ideals of its founding fathers and
pan-Africanism" under foreign influence and imposing "inhumane" sanctions to overthrow their military regimes.[3]
February
19 February – A bus collides with a truck between
Kessedougou and
Ouan, killing 15 people and injuring 46.[4]
26 February – ECOWAS lifted its sanctions on Mali.[5]
27 February – A bus falls off a bridge in
Koumantou, killing 31 people and injuring ten.[6]
March
7 March – The
Alliance of Sahel States, comprising Mali,
Burkina Faso and
Niger, announce the creation of a joint force between the three countries to combat jihadist groups in the three countries.[7]
April
11 April – The ruling junta issues a decree suspending all political activities until further notice, citing concerns over public order.[8] It also orders a media ban on covering such issues.[9]
16 April – At least 110 people are abducted by suspected Islamist militants from three buses travelling near
Bandiagara.[10]
8 June – At least 22 miners are killed after a tunnel collapses at a mine in
Kalana.[12]
20–29 June – Around 46 civilians are killed in an attack on the village of
Abeibara in
Kidal Region. Community leaders and civil society organisations blame the attack on the Malian military and the
Wagner Group.[13]
19 January – At least 73 people die after an artisanal gold mine collapses in
Kangaba.[1][2]
19 January – Mali, along with
Niger and
Burkina Faso, announce their withdrawal from
ECOWAS, accusing it of abandoning "the ideals of its founding fathers and
pan-Africanism" under foreign influence and imposing "inhumane" sanctions to overthrow their military regimes.[3]
February
19 February – A bus collides with a truck between
Kessedougou and
Ouan, killing 15 people and injuring 46.[4]
26 February – ECOWAS lifted its sanctions on Mali.[5]
27 February – A bus falls off a bridge in
Koumantou, killing 31 people and injuring ten.[6]
March
7 March – The
Alliance of Sahel States, comprising Mali,
Burkina Faso and
Niger, announce the creation of a joint force between the three countries to combat jihadist groups in the three countries.[7]
April
11 April – The ruling junta issues a decree suspending all political activities until further notice, citing concerns over public order.[8] It also orders a media ban on covering such issues.[9]
16 April – At least 110 people are abducted by suspected Islamist militants from three buses travelling near
Bandiagara.[10]
8 June – At least 22 miners are killed after a tunnel collapses at a mine in
Kalana.[12]
20–29 June – Around 46 civilians are killed in an attack on the village of
Abeibara in
Kidal Region. Community leaders and civil society organisations blame the attack on the Malian military and the
Wagner Group.[13]