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Mali

HighScore 6Compound crisesOpen the map

Level, last 60 days

  • Deaths 30 d

    90

    UCDP up to 2026-08-31

  • Per million 90 d

    3.8

    last 90 days

  • Civilians

    19%

    last 90 days

  • Incidents 30 d

    58

  • Population

    25.2 M

    World Bank

  • Plants near violence

    0 / 0

    near violence / total; 0 nuclear

Why this level4

  • +3UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole countryUK FCDO travel advice
  • +16 deaths in organised violence in the last 30 daysUCDP GED Candidate
  • +12.3 million people in crisis-level food insecurity or worse (IPC 3+)FEWS NET
  • +1Compound crisis: organised violence, official travel advice, food insecurity at the same timeARMSMA situation watch

Source: ARMSMA situation watch

Every monitored signal

The last 60 days, each on its own scale.

  • Violence deaths, 30 days

    6

  • Travel advice level (FCDO)

    4

  • Violence incidents, 30 days

    6

  • People in food crisis (IPC 3+)

    2 250 000

  • Refugees who fled

    543 367

Source: ARMSMA situation watch

Deaths in organised violence, per week

Mali, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.

The latest week may be incomplete.

Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31

Who the violence is between

Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.

  • State-based conflict · 89%
  • Non-state conflict · 7%
  • Against civilians · 4%

Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)

Food, displacement, sanctions

People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
2.3 M
2026-08
Share in food crisis
9%
2026-08
Undernourishment
12.3%
2023
Refugees who fled
543,367
2025
Refugees hosted
287,037
2025
Internally displaced
414,524
2025
Sanctions designations
46
2026-09-29
GDP per person
$1,193
2025

FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions

People in crisis-level food insecurity

IPC Phase 3 or worse, month by month (FEWS NET current-situation estimates, midpoint of the published range).

FEWS NET — IPC-compatible analysis

Latest incidents of organised violence25

DatePlaceSidesDeathsCiviliansReported by
2026-08-3135 km southwest of MénakaGovernment of Mali — IS00FAMA
2026-08-31 – 2026-09-01village of (Soli) in the state of (Ségou)Dozos (Mali) — JNIM00@KargnHasret, @KargnHasret
2026-08-31 – 2026-09-02—Government of Mali — JNIM10Africa Corps on Telegram
2026-08-31Niono sectorGovernment of Mali — JNIM00FAMA
2026-08-30 – 2026-08-31NingariDan na Ambassagou — JNIM40@KargnHasret, @KargnHasret, @KargnHasret
2026-08-30GaoGovernment of Mali — Civilians11Kal Akal
2026-08-29 – 2026-08-30village of (Nayo) in the state of (Ségou)Dozos (Mali) — JNIM00@KargnHasret
2026-08-2860 km west of the town of KoutialaGovernment of Mali — JNIM00FAMA
2026-08-26near Ber, Tombouctou region between Ber and Er Antadjeft outskirts of the village of ArentijftGovernment of Mali — JNIM30@Wamaps_news, @Wamaps_news, @KargnHasret
2026-08-21 – 2026-08-22Kere Kili, Ségou Province Kele in Segou RegionDozos (Mali) — JNIM20@KargnHasret, @KargnHasret, BBC Monitoring News Alert
2026-08-21 – 2026-08-22DoganiDozos (Mali) — JNIM10@KargnHasret, @KargnHasret, BBC Monitoring News Alert
2026-08-20west of Youwarou, in the Mopti regionGovernment of Mali — JNIM00FAMA
2026-08-19Tombonkory, in the Bandiagara region TombonkouriGovernment of Mali, Government of Russia (Soviet Union) — Civilians22@Wamaps_news, Naïm Touré on Telegram
2026-08-19Kilimpo sector of the Bandiagara regionGovernment of Mali — JNIM00FAMA
2026-08-1835 kilometers southwest of SanGovernment of Mali — JNIM00FAMA
2026-08-18Sounsan forestGovernment of Mali — JNIM00FAMA
2026-08-18east of SikassoGovernment of Mali — JNIM00FAMA
2026-08-17Andéramboukane sectorGovernment of Mali — IS00FAMA
2026-08-17Gathi-Loumo in the Mopti regionGovernment of Mali — JNIM00FAMA
2026-08-16In the vicinity of the towns of Tinzawatène and TalhandakGovernment of Mali — FLA00FAMA
2026-08-16In the vicinity of the towns of Tinzawatène and TalhandakGovernment of Mali — FLA11FAMA, Kal Akal
2026-08-15Somadougou (near)Dan na Ambassagou — JNIM00@KargnHasret, Naïm Touré on Telegram
2026-08-15northeast of the town of SandaréGovernment of Mali — JNIM00FAMA
2026-08-14northeast of Toubakoro, Koulikoro regionGovernment of Mali — JNIM00FAMA
2026-08-14Boki-Wèrè, Ségou regionGovernment of Mali — JNIM00FAMA

Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31

Conflicts, 90 days8

  • Mali: Government78
  • Mali: Government/Azawad7
  • Dan na Ambassagou - JNIM4
  • Dozos (Mali) - JNIM3
  • Government of Mali, Government of Russia (Soviet Union) - Civilians2
  • Government of Russia (Soviet Union) - Civilians1
  • Government of Mali - Civilians1
  • Mali: Islamic State0

Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)

Natural hazards, 30 days1

  • FloodFlood in Somalia · Sep 16, 2026

GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET

Warnings and notices

UK FCDO: Mali: Avoid all travel

No severe weather warning in force.

UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS

Next 7 days in Bamako

Day°CRainGustsWatch
Tue, Sep 2923…320.8 mm32 km/hthunderstorm
Wed, Sep 3022…313.7 mm40 km/h
Thu, Oct 122…2921.5 mm29 km/hthunderstorm
Fri, Oct 222…285.6 mm29 km/h
Sat, Oct 322…2714.6 mm31 km/hthunderstorm
Sun, Oct 424…3011.4 mm30 km/hthunderstorm
Mon, Oct 523…310.1 mm27 km/h

Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.

Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)

Food prices in markets14

ItemPriceUSDYear
Millet / KG258 XOF0.46-20%
Rice (local) / KG475 XOF0.84-5%
Sorghum / KG250 XOF0.44-7%
Rice (imported) / KG500 XOF0.880%
Maize / KG225 XOF0.40-10%
Pasta (macaroni) / 500 G400 XOF0.71-37%
Pasta (spaghetti) / 500 G400 XOF0.71-23%
Wheat flour / KG500 XOF0.88-28%
Milk (powder) / 500 G2,100 XOF3.71-7%
Salt / KG268 XOF0.47-60%
Sugar / KG610 XOF1.08-23%
Oil (vegetable) / L1,060 XOF1.87—
Beans (niebe) / KG620 XOF1.09-17%
Onions / KG425 XOF0.75+33%

Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-06); change against the same month a year before.

WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)