2023 in Mali
Events in the year 2023 in Mali.
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Incumbents
- President: Assimi Goïta
- Prime Minister: Choguel Kokalla Maïga
- National Committee for the Salvation of the People:
- Chairman: Colonel Assimi Goïta
- Spokesman: Colonel-Major Ismaël Wagué
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Mali and Mali War
- January 2 – Two firefighters and three civilians are killed in an armed attack by Islamist insurgents along a highway between Bamako and Ségou.[1]
- January 6 – Interim president Assimi Goïta pardons 49 Ivorian soldiers who were arrested in July and convicted of "undermining state security".[2]
- February 24 – Twelve people are killed after gunmen attack a village in central Mali.[3]
- June 13 – Fifteen people are killed and several others are injured when two passenger buses collide with a truck between Fana and Konobougou.[4]
- June 18 – 2023 Malian constitutional referendum: Malians head to the polls to vote on a referendum that, among other things, would enhance the powers of the President.[5]
- June 24 – Malians approve amendments to the constitution. Under the changes, the president has the right to hire and fire the prime minister. The constitutional changes also designate Mali as a secular state.[6]
- September 7 – September 2023 Mali attacks
- In Gourma-Rharous Cercle, jihadists fire rockets at a Comanav vessel on the Niger River.
- Islamist militants attack a military camp in northeast Mali. The military confirms the death toll of the combined incidents to be 63 in total, including 15 troops and 49 civilians.[7]
- September 8 – September 2023 Mali attacks: Four suicide bombers attack a Malian military base in Bamba, Gao Region, killing an unknown number of people.[8]
- September 16: The military governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso sign a mutual defence pact named the Alliance of Sahel States in case of internal rebellion or external military aggression.[9]
- September 23: An Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane reportedly linked to the Wagner Group crashed in Gao International Airport after exceeding the runway.[10]
- October 16: The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, initiates withdrawal from two camps in Aguelhok and Tessalit, Kidal Region.[11]
See also
References
- Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Two Firefighters, Three Civilians Killed In Mali Attack: Ministry". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- "Mali Junta Leader Pardons All 49 Ivorian Soldiers". VOA. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- "Gunmen kill at least 12 civilians in central Mali village". Reuters. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- "At least 15 people killed and dozens injured in bus crash in Mali". AP NEWS. 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- "Mali votes in constitutional referendum to pave way for elections". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- "Malians approve amendments to constitution in referendum". AL Jazeera.
- "At least 49 civilians, 15 soldiers killed in northeast Mali attacks -interim government". Reuters. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- "Mali: Gao military camp targeted by suicide attack". Africanews. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- "Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign Sahel security pact". Reuters. 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- Odhiambo, Victor Shalton (2023-09-23). "Ilyushin Il-76 Cargo Plane Possibly Tied to Wagner Group Crashes in Mali". Airspace Africa. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- Presse, AFP-Agence France. "UN Peacekeepers Leave Two Camps In Tense Northern Mali". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
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