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Government of Mali: events recorded by UCDP

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UCDP recorded 627 eventsP that involve Government of Mali in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 1,675P.

The low estimate is 1,639 and the high estimate is 2,686P. The count holds each event in which this actor is one of the two sides. It does not say which side caused a death. UCDP recorded these events in 1 country.

Among the 133 actors with a page, Government of Mali has the 11th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Government of Mali is one of the two sides in 3 percentP of the 22,144P events in all countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 315 events that involve Government of Mali. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 627P, which is up 99 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of state-based armed conflict are 97 percentP of the events that involve Government of Mali in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 63 percentP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

What UCDP calls an actor

A state or a non-state formally organised or informally organised group.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Since the last update

The log has no change for Government of Mali on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

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Figure 1. Events that involve Government of Mali, by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events.
Events that involve Government of Mali, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 202667P178P
Aug 202651P86P
Jul 2026107P259P
Jun 202656P63P
May 202666P365P
Apr 202661P146P
Mar 202638P83P
Feb 202628P95P
Jan 202643P64P
Dec 20253028
Nov 202524103
Oct 202556205
Sep 202541105
Aug 202523148
Jul 202528157
Jun 202544310
May 20252179
Apr 20251838
Mar 202527126
Feb 202520101
Jan 20252366
Dec 20242551
Nov 20241232
Oct 202433121

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Countries and regions

Where UCDP recorded the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table of regions has 8 regions at most.

Table 1. Countries of the events that involve Government of Mali, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Mali627P1,675P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve Government of Mali, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Gao regionMali36P
Kayes regionMali44P
Kidal regionMali83P
Koulikoro regionMali60P
Mopti regionMali88P
Segou regionMali101P
Sikasso regionMali69P
Tombouctou regionMali71P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 2. Events that involve Government of Mali, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 627 events with 1,675 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Other sides

The other side of the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table has 6 names at most.

Table 3. Other sides in the events that involve Government of Mali, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
FLA63P171P
IS34P120P
JNIM512P1,258P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Government of Mali: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict609P97%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians18P3%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Official channels

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Cite this page

ConflictStats. Government of Mali: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/government-of-mali/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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Questions

How many events that involve Government of Mali did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 627 eventsP that involve Government of Mali in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.

What is an actor in UCDP data?

UCDP calls each side of an event an actor. An actor is a state, or a non-state group that is formally or informally organised. This site writes the name as UCDP writes it. It replaces the name of a group that is named for a person.

In which countries did UCDP record these events?

UCDP recorded them in Mali.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.