Risk events in Mali, May 2026

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356 events were recorded: 343 conflict events and 13 unrest events.

356 eventsSources: ucdp · gdelt

356 events· Mali

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedOne-sided violence in Mali · Mali · 31 May 2026Military force used in Nioro, Mali · Mali · 29 May 2026Military force used in Gao, Mali · Mali · 29 May 2026Assault in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 29 May 2026State-based conflict in Ségou, Mali · Mali · 29 May 2026State-based conflict in Ségou, Mali · Mali · 29 May 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 28 May 2026Assault in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 28 May 2026Assault in Mali · Mali · 28 May 2026Military force used in Gao, Mali · Mali · 28 May 2026Assault in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 28 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 28 May 2026Military posture change in Gao, Mali · Mali · 28 May 2026Military force used in Gao, Mali · Mali · 28 May 2026State-based conflict in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 28 May 2026Military posture change in Mali · Mali · 27 May 2026Assault in Mali · Mali · 27 May 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 27 May 2026Assault in Mali · Mali · 27 May 2026Assault in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 27 May 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 27 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 26 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 26 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 26 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 26 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 26 May 2026Military force used in Gao, Mali · Mali · 26 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 26 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 26 May 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 26 May 2026Military force used in Gao, Mali · Mali · 26 May 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 26 May 2026State-based conflict in Ségou, Mali · Mali · 26 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 25 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 25 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 25 May 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 25 May 2026Military posture change in Mali · Mali · 25 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 25 May 2026Military posture change in Gao, Mali · Mali · 25 May 2026Military force used in Gao, Mali · Mali · 25 May 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 25 May 2026Assault in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 25 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 25 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 25 May 2026State-based conflict in Ségou, Mali · Mali · 25 May 2026Assault in Mali · Mali · 24 May 2026State-based conflict in Mali · Mali · 24 May 2026Demonstration in Gao, Mali · Mali · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Gao, Mali · Mali · 28 May 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
343
48 in the list
Unrest
13
2 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 149.5
343
Unrest
90-day baseline: 4.8
13
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-05-01003410127
2026-05-02002620336
2026-05-03001500265
2026-05-04001610152
2026-05-0500253014
2026-05-06002300191
2026-05-07001810131
2026-05-0800252031
2026-05-090050049
2026-05-10001300159
2026-05-11001500240
2026-05-1200700218
2026-05-1300800314
2026-05-1400800195
2026-05-1500500100
2026-05-160060051
2026-05-1700500353
2026-05-1800500251
2026-05-1900800443
2026-05-2000900655
2026-05-21001100296
2026-05-2200610134
2026-05-2300200113
2026-05-240020081
2026-05-2500130013
2026-05-2600120036
2026-05-27006005
2026-05-280091028
2026-05-290051014
2026-05-300000097
2026-05-31001002

Events

What is happening now

356 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Mali

    1 fatality · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Nioro, Mali

    Severity 3 · Nioro · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Gao · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Assault in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 2 · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ségou, Mali

    2 fatalities · Ségou · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ségou, Mali

    1 fatality · Ségou · Source: ucdp

  7. Unrest

    Demonstration in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Gao · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Assault in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 2 · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Assault in Mali

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Gao · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Assault in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 2 · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military posture change in Gao, Mali

    Severity 2 · Gao · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Gao · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bamako, Mali

    2 fatalities · Bamako · Source: ucdp

  17. Unrest

    Demonstration in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Gao · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military posture change in Mali

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Assault in Mali

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Assault in Mali

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Assault in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 2 · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Gao · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Gao · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ségou, Mali

    1 fatality · Ségou · Source: ucdp

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military posture change in Mali

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military posture change in Gao, Mali

    Severity 2 · Gao · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Gao · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Assault in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 2 · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ségou, Mali

    1 fatality · Ségou · Source: ucdp

  49. Conflict

    Assault in Mali

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mali

    2 fatalities · Source: ucdp

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.