The following lists events that happened during 2025 in Mali.
Incumbents
- 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
- 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
- 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]
Holidays
Source:[10]
- 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
- 19 February: Souleymane Cissé, 84, film director (Yeelen, The Young Girl, Waati).[11]
See also
- African Continental Free Trade Area
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
- Economic Community of West African States
- Community of Sahel–Saharan States
References
- ^ "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 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.
External links
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