2026 in Mali

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Events in the year 2026 in Mali.

Incumbents

• President: Assimi Goïta
• Prime Minister: Abdoulaye Maïga
• National Committee for the Salvation of the People:
  • Chairman: Colonel Assimi Goïta
  • Spokesman: Colonel-Major Ismaël Wagué

Events

January

• 3 January – Seven employees are taken hostage in a jihadist attack on the Morila Gold Mine in Sikasso Region; all hostages are released the following evening.
• 8 January – A ferry sinks after hitting rocks along the Niger River in Diré, Tombouctou Region, killing at least 38 people.
• 11 January – Several people are abducted in a jihadist attack on three industrial sites in Kayes Region.
• 19 January – The junta appoints Hilaire Bébien Diarra to head a new ministerial-level position in charge of the mining sector and superseding the Ministry of Mines.
• 22 January – The government announces the imposition of nationwide fuel rationing in response to the blockade of supplies by jihadists.
• 29 January – At least 15 people are killed in a JNIM attack on a fuel tanker convoy in the west of the country.

February

• 5 February – The junta arrests Youssouf Sissoko, editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper L’Alternance, in Bamako on charges of insulting a foreign head of state after publishing an article critical of Nigerien president Abdourahamane Tchiani.
• 27 February – The United States lifts sanctions on Defense Minister Sadio Camara and two senior military officials over their involvement with the Wagner Group.

April

• 10 April – Mali withdraws recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and endorses the Moroccan autonomy proposal for the Western Sahara.
• 25 April – A number of coordinated attacks led by JNIM alongside the Azawad Liberation Front occur in various locations across Mali. Sadio Camara, the minister of defence, is killed during the attacks.

May

• 2 May – Former education minister and junta critic Mountaga Tall is abducted by unidentified individuals from his residence in Bamako.
• 4 May – President Goïta assumes the additional role of defence minister following the killing of Sadio Camara in the 2026 Mali offensives.
• 7 May – At least 50 people are killed in a JNIM attack on two villages in Mopti Region.

June

• 1 June – At least eight people are killed, and 42 injured, when a civilian passenger bus strikes a land mine on the Bamako–Kayes road near Bamako.
• 3 June – The government bans the usage of motorcycles with an engine capacity of 125 cc and above outside major urban centres.
• 5 June – A court sentences French national Yann Vezilier to 20 years' imprisonment, after convicting him over an alleged plot to destabilise the government of President Goïta in 2025.

July

• 2 July – The government establishes the Malian Office of Precious Substances, a new state body to regulate and centralise the country's artisanal gold trade.
• 11 July – Mali restores diplomatic relations with Algeria after a yearlong rift, with both countries reinstating ambassadors and reopening their airspace to one another.

Holidays

See also: Public holidays in Mali

Source:

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 20 January – Armed Forces Day
• 16 March – Leylatoul Qadr
• 20 March – Korité
• 26 March – Martyrs' Day
• 6 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 25 May – Africa Day
• 27 May – Tabaski
• 21 June – June Solstice
• 26 June – Ashura
• 26 August – The Prophet's Birthday
• 1 September – Prophet's Baptism
• 22 September – Independence Day
• 23 September – September Equinox
• 21 December – December Solstice
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Deaths

• 25 April – Sadio Camara, 47, minister of defence (since 2020)
• 17 July – Germain Berthé, 32, footballer (Horoya AC, Real Bamako, national team)