Last verified: Friday, 19. April 2024 at 08:03 AM
Last verified: Friday, 19. April 2024 at 08:03 AM
It is not safe to travel Mali It is not safe to travel Mali. We detected travel advisories from 8 sources for this specific country.
Mali shares a land border with 7 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Mali), the Advisory Index is 3.9 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Niger (4.7), Burkina Faso (4.1), Guinea (4), Mauritania (3.8), Senegal (3.6), Ivory Coast with 3.3 and Algeria with 3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Mali. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Mali.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Mali.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Mali from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 4.6 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Do not travel to Mali due to the unpredictable security situation, the threat of terrorism and risk of kidnapping and armed banditry (level 4 of 4).
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Mali: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Teilreisewarnung). The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/malisicherheit/208258
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
We’ve reviewed our advice and continue to advise do not travel to Mali. There's an ongoing and very high threat of terrorism throughout Mali, including the capital, Bamako. Terrorists have targeted security forces, civilians and foreign interests, resulting in casualties, including civilians. Attacks can occur in places visited by foreigners, including airports, ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/africa/mali
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Do not travel to Mali due to crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. Country Summary: Violent crime, such as kidnapping and armed robbery, is common in Mali. Violent crime is a particular concern during local holidays and seasonal events in Bamako, its suburbs, and Mali’s southern regions. ...
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid all travel.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid travel completely
Source: http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Mali. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Mali changed from 4.6 to 4.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Mali to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Mali changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Mali with a rating of 4.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Mali with a rating of 5.0.
The German government issued a new warning for Mali with a rating of 3.0.
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Mali with a rating of 5.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Mali with a rating of 5.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Mali with a rating of 5.0.
The Cypriot government issued a new warning for Mali with a rating of 5.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Mali with a rating of 5.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Mali with a rating of 4.0.
Mali with its capital Bamako is a country in Africa (Western Africa), slightly less than twice the size of Texas (1,240,000 km²). The country is located interior Western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, west of Niger. The climate can be described as subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February). The landscape is mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast. With a population of about 12.32 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Bamako |
| Population | about 12.32 million |
| Size | 1.240.000 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
| Common languages | Bambara, French |
| Currency | Franc (short: XOF) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +223 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .ml |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | ML |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | MLI |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 466 |
These are problems Mali is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Mali. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Mali.
Export products
Import products
Mali is currently rated at 4,6 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 8 official sources. It is not safe to travel Mali.
With these high scores (4,6) you should avoid all kind of travel to Mali and maybe pick another location. This is not a place for holidays.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 8 individual sources for Mali.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Mali. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Mali.
Mali has a size of 1,240,000 km² or 478,766 mi² which is slightly less than twice the size of Texas.
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Travel safety map for Mali and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Niger (4.7)
Burkina Faso (4.1)
Guinea (4.0)
Mauritania (3.8)
Senegal (3.6)
Ivory Coast (3.3)
Algeria (3.0)
Macedonia (Europe)
Marshall Islands (Oceania)
Myanmar (Asia)
Mongolia (Asia)