2025 in Mali
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The following lists events that happened during 2025 in Mali.
Incumbents
[edit]- 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
[edit]January
[edit]- 20 January – The Azawad Liberation Front releases a Spanish national who was abducted in southern Algeria by a "transnational mafia" on 17 January and taken to Indelimane in the Ménaka Region, where he was rescued.[1]
- 22 January – Niger announces the creation of a joint military force with Burkina Faso and Mali to combat extremist groups.[2]
- 29 January –
- Mali, along with Burkina Faso and Niger, formally leave ECOWAS.[3]
- An unspecified number of miners are killed in a landslide at a gold mine in Koulikoro Region.[4]
February
[edit]- 7 February – At least 56 people are killed in a gun attack on a convoy in Kobe, near Gao.[5]
- 15 February – At least 42 people are killed in the collapse of a gold mine near Kéniéba, Kayes Region.[6][7]
- 17 February – The Azawad Liberation Front accuses the Malian Army and the Wagner Group of killing 24 civilians in an attack on a convoy traveling from Gao to Algeria.[8][9]
March
[edit]- 5 March – The government suspends the licenses of foreign artisanal gold mining companies in response to the series of disasters in gold mines.[10]
- 16 March – The Collective for the Defense of the Rights of the Azawad People accuses the Malian army of carrying out an airstrike on a market north of Lerneb in Tombouctou Region that killed 18 civilians. In response, the army says it had killed 11 "terrorists".[11]
- 18 March – Mali withdraws from the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, citing "selective application of sanctions" and "contempt for Mali’s sovereignty".[12]
April
[edit]- 6 April – Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali withdraw their ambassadors from Algeria as part of protests against claims by Algiers that it had shot down a drone near the Malian border on 31 March.[13]
May
[edit]- 3 May – The first pro-democracy demonstrations in Mali since the 2021 coup are held in Bamako in protest against proposals by the transitional government to dissolve all political parties.[14]
- 4 May – A convoy transporting mining equipment from Bamako to Sadiola is attacked between Diema and Sandare in the Kayes Region.[15]
- 7 May – The junta orders an indefinite suspension of activity by political parties.[16][17]
- 8 May – Two prodemocracy activists are abducted by suspected soldiers in separate incidents in Bamako and Kati.[18]
- 12 May –
- 13 May – President Goita signs a decree dissolving all political parties in the country.[21]
- 14 May – The High Authority for Communication issues a broadcasting ban on the French TV channel TV5 Monde for its coverage of the 2025 Malian protests.[22]
- 24 May – The JNIM claims to have killed 40 soldiers in an attack on an army garrison in Dioura.[23]
June
[edit]- 2 June – At least 60 soldiers are killed in attacks on Timbuktu Airport and army garrisons at Timbuktu and Boulkessi.[24]
- 6 June – The Wagner Group announces its withdrawal from Mali.[25]
- 12 June – Dozens are reported killed in clashes between Azawad separatists against the Malian Army and the Russian Africa Corps in Kidal Region.[26]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[27]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 20 January – Armed Forces Day
- 26 March – Martyrs' Day
- 30 March – Korité
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 25 May – Africa Day
- 7 June – Tabaski
- 5 September – The Prophet's Birthday
- 12 September – Prophet's Baptism
- 22 September – Independence Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]- 19 February: Souleymane Cissé, 84, film director (Yeelen, The Young Girl, Waati).[28]
- 4 April: Amadou Bagayoko, 70, guitarist and singer.[29]
See also
[edit]- African Continental Free Trade Area
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
- Economic Community of West African States
- Community of Sahel–Saharan States
References
[edit]- ^ "Mali rebel group frees Spanish national kidnapped in Algeria". AP News. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "West Africa's junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes". AP News. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Thousands rally in Burkina, Mali and Niger to cheer ECOWAS exit". France 24. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Landslide kills several artisanal gold miners in southern Mali". AP News. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "More than 50 killed in convoy ambush in Mali, sources say". VOA. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Dozens killed in Mali illegal gold mine collapse". BBC. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "The collapse of a gold mine has killed 42 people and injured several others in Mali". AP News. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Mali army opens an investigation into deaths of civilians blamed on soldiers". AP News. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "Mali's army says investigating soldiers accused of killing 24 civilians". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
- ^ "Mali suspends artisanal gold mining permits for foreign companies after series of accidents". AP News. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Separatists in Mali say an army airstrike on a market killed 18. The army says it targeted fighters". AP News. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Mali announces withdrawal from alliance of French-speaking countries". AP News. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Sahel alliance recalls ambassadors from Algeria after the downing of a Malian drone". AP News. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Hundreds of activists stage Mali's first pro-democracy rally in years since coups". AP News. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ Crowe, Portia (7 May 2025). "Mining convoy attacked in Mali on road to Allied Gold's Sadiola mine, sources say". Reuters. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Mali's military junta suspends political parties' activities 'until further notice'". France 24. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Mali's military government suspends political parties' activities". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
- ^ "2 activists who criticized Mali military rulers were seized and taken away, relatives say". AP News. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Armed group mounts double attack on artisanal mining site in Mali, leaving 3 dead and abducting 2". AP News. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Several dozen people in Mali hold a rare protest against the army after massacre allegations". AP News. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Mali's leader dissolves political parties and bans meetings of their members". AP News. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Malian authorities ban French TV channel over its coverage of a pro-democracy protest". AP News. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Mali: Army foils attack in Timbuktu, a day after jihadist assault killed 30 soldiers". Africanews. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Twin attacks on Malian army bases, Timbuktu airport leave scores dead". France 24. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Wagner Group leaving Mali after heavy losses but Russia's Africa Corps to remain". AP News. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Several killed as separatists clash with Malian army, Russian allies in the conflict-hit north". AP News. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Mali Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ Ahmed, Baba (2025-02-19). "Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema, dies at age 84". AP News. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ^ "Amadou of Malian blind music duo dies aged 70". France 24. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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