2026 in Mali
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- 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.[1]
- 8 January – A ferry sinks after hitting rocks along the Niger River in Diré, Tombouctou Region, killing at least 38 people.[2]
- 11 January – Several people are abducted in a jihadist attack on three industrial sites in Kayes Region.[3]
- 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.[4]
- 22 January – The government announces the imposition of nationwide fuel rationing in response to the blockade of supplies by jihadists.[5]
- 29 January – At least 15 people are killed in a JNIM attack on a fuel tanker convoy in the west of the country.[6]
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.[7]
- 27 February – The United States lifts sanctions on Defense Minister Sadio Camara and two senior military officials over their involvement with the Wagner Group.[8]
April
- 25 April – A number of coordinated attacks led by JNIM alongside the Azawad Liberation Front occur in various locations across Mali.[9][10] Sadio Camara, the minister of defence, is killed during the attacks.[11]
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