# Is Mali safe in 2026?

> Mali scores 47.5/100 on the live safety index — high-risk. The main pressure on the score comes from political instability, military conflict, crime. The score has been stable for 8 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 46.4/100).

**Safety index:** 47.5 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** high-risk
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Stable for:** 8 days
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/mali
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T03:42:39Z
**License:** CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — reuse with attribution to safemap.ai and the timestamp of the numbers.
**Contact:** contact@safemap.ai

## Threat breakdown

| Category | Current | Cap |
|---|---|---|
| Political instability | 11.4 | 15 |
| Military conflict | 22.4 | 30 |
| Crime | 9.4 | 15 |
| Economy | 3.9 | 8 |
| Internet freedom | 3.0 | 7 |
| Sanctions | 1.2 | 4 |
| Natural disasters | 1.0 | 5 |
| Ecology | 0.1 | 1 |
| Public health | 0.2 | 3 |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 | 12 |

## 30-day trend

Mali's score fell by −9.9 over the last 30 days (57.4 → 47.5).

Aug 3 · 57.4 → Sep 1 · 47.5

## Official travel advisory

**Level 4 — Do Not Travel.** The U.S. State Department places Mali at Level 4 — Do Not Travel. Our live index reads 47.5/100. That advisory was last revised Jun 8, 2026, 85 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Source: U.S. Department of State (https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.mli.html), revised Jun 8, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-20T18:25:06Z — Russian paramilitaries in Mali kill nine, including children: HRW — crime, severity 6/10 — Al Jazeera — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/20/russian-paramilitaries-in-mali-kill-nine-including-children-hrw?traffic_source=rss
- 2026-08-10T12:40:43Z — Battle for Mali base has killed dozens of militants, army says — military, severity 6/10 — BBC News — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly8j7ygwvlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- 2026-08-02T13:57:47Z — Russian sanctioned vessel delivered military equipment to Mali for fighting rebels, which the country's government is waging with Moscow's support — military, severity 6/10 — Meduza — https://meduza.io/news/2026/08/02/rossiyskoe-podsanktsionnoe-sudno-dostavilo-v-mali-voennuyu-tehniku-dlya-borby-s-povstantsami-kotoruyu-pravitelstvo-strany-vedet-pri-podderzhke-moskvy
- 2026-08-01T23:14:04Z — Russian ship defies sanctions to send military vehicles to Mali - The ship carried armoured personnel carriers and trucks through the English Channel to Africa, satellite images show. — political, severity 3/10 — BBC News — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk4rdley0ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- 2026-07-31T05:04:15Z — Russia's Africa Corps kills Mali civilians in 'indiscriminate' attack, rights group says — military, severity 6/10 — Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/russias-africa-corps-kills-mali-civilians-indiscriminate-attack-rights-group-2026-07-31/
- 2026-07-28T14:30:47Z — Can US 'airstrikes' stop JNIM's insurgency in Mali? — military, severity 4/10 — Deutsche Welle — https://www.dw.com/en/can-us-airstrikes-stop-jnim-s-insurgency-in-mali/a-78141641?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 46.4/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:02:06Z.

Insurgent advances and repeated alleged civilian killings indicate intensifying conflict risk.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Mali (this country) | 47.5 | — |
| Burkina Faso | 43.0 | −4.5 |
| Mauritania | 73.8 | +26.2 |
| Guinea | 67.4 | +19.9 |
| Ghana | 86.8 | +39.3 |
| Ivory Coast | 83.1 | +35.6 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 47.5/100 for Mali, as of 2026-09-01T03:42:39Z.

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