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Koulikoro region, Mali: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: Koulikoro region

UCDP recorded 1 eventP of organized violence in Koulikoro region, Mali in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in this event is 0P. The low estimate is 0 and the high estimate is 1P. The count for August 2026 was 1 eventP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 60 eventsP in Koulikoro region, Mali. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 127P. The low estimate is 120 and the high estimate is 164P. UCDP counts 8P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 12 regions of Mali with a page, Koulikoro region has the 6th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Koulikoro region holds 8 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in Mali in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 34 events in Koulikoro region. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 60P, which is up 76 percent. Over the same periods, the count for Mali as a whole went from 495 to 780P, which is up 58 percent. Events of state-based armed conflict are 100 percentP of the events in Koulikoro region in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For Mali, the share is 78 percentP.

Table 1. Koulikoro region, Mali: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events1160
Estimated deaths, best estimate00127
Low estimate of deaths00120
High estimate of deaths11164
Deaths of civilians008

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.

Since the last update

The log has no change for Koulikoro region, 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 in Koulikoro region 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. The figures are in Table 5.
Figure 2. Events in Koulikoro region, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 60 events with 127 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.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. Koulikoro region: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Mali60P127P
JNIM60P127P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death.

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

Second-level areas

The areas in Koulikoro region that UCDP names in the events. The table has 10 areas at most.

Table 3. Second-level areas of Koulikoro region in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Banamba cercle3P2P
Dioila cercle15P21P
Kati cercle13P74P
Kolokani cercle8P6P
Koulikoro cercle2P0P
Nara cercle13P22P

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

Type of violence

Table 4. Koulikoro region: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict60P100%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians00%

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

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Monthly reports

One report for each month with events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events.

Table 5. Monthly reports of Koulikoro region, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 20261P0PCandidate Events
August 20261P0PCandidate Events
July 20269P14PCandidate Events
June 20266P3PCandidate Events
May 20269P61PCandidate Events
April 202612P35PCandidate Events
March 20262P1PCandidate Events
January 202611P2PCandidate Events
December 202531GED
November 202524GED
October 202546GED
September 2025511GED
August 202533GED
July 202510GED
June 202563GED
May 2025817GED
April 2025266GED
March 202511GED
February 202523GED
January 202513GED
November 202446GED
October 202410GED
September 202410GED
August 202422GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

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ConflictStats. Koulikoro region, Mali: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/country/mali/koulikoro-region/. 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 did UCDP record in Koulikoro region, Mali in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 1 eventP of organized violence in Koulikoro region, Mali in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 1 eventP.

How does UCDP count deaths?

UCDP gives a best estimate, a low estimate and a high estimate for each event. This page uses the best estimate. For Koulikoro region, Mali in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 127P. The low estimate is 120 and the high estimate is 164P.

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. UCDP releases the reviewed dataset, the GED, one time each year.