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Mali
Mali is a $30.1B economy (2025), growing 5.6% in real terms, with consumer inflation at 3.3%. 20 of 22 tracked series are published for this country.
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GDP · 2025
$30.1B
+12.4% vs 2024
#20 of 52Inflation · 2025
3.3%
+0.1 pts vs 2024
#28 of 50Population · 2025
25.2M
+2.9% vs 2024
#19 of 54Data
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Source: World Bank Open Data · World Development Indicators & International Debt Statistics · rank among African countries with a recent print
The Wire
Mali headlines
- Lone Star's AFCON Road Gets Tougher After Mali Loss
[Liberian Observer] Liberia's long and agonizing wait for a return to the Africa Cup of Nations suffered another painful blow Tuesday night when a late Martial Tia strike condemned the Lone Star to a 1-0 defeat against Mali before a roaring crowd at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports C
- Journalist Sentenced to Two Years in Prison Over TV Remarks
[MFWA] On 14 September 2026, the National Cybercrime Court (Pôle national de lutte contre la cybercriminalité) in Bamako sentenced Abdrahamane Keïta, Publication Director of the weekly Le Témoin, to three years in prison, with two years to be served and one suspended.
AllAfrica·Mali
- Who Wins From Ukraine's Drones in Mali?
[African Arguments] On 12 September, CNN reported that around fifteen Ukrainian drone specialists are working with the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) in northern Mali. According to two Ukrainians deployed there, the group does not fight on the front line; it trains fighters and he
AllAfrica·Mali
- Mali Warns UN of Foreign Support for Terrorism in the Sahel
[Foroyaa] Mali's foreign minister has accused Ukraine of supporting armed groups in the Sahel and called for greater African control over the region's security, economy and natural resources. Mali's Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Abdoulaye Diop, used his
- Did Tommy Songo Sustain Injury Before Liberia's Defeat to Mali?
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Questions have emerged over whether goalkeeper Tommy Songo sustained an injury after he withdrew from Liberia's starting lineup during the warm-up before Tuesday's 1-0 defeat to Mali in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
- Mali Army and Russian Fighters Accused of Killing Dozens of Civilians
[RFI] Mali's armed forces and Russian Wagner Group personnel committed war crimes including killings and torture of civilians during joint operations between 2023 and 2025, Amnesty International has said in a new report documenting abuses across several regions of the country.
AllAfrica·Mali
- All of Africa Today - September 30, 2026
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- Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Launch Tafouk TV Channel to Push Their Own Narrative
[RFI] Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are stepping up their joint media push with Tafouk TV, a new television channel aimed at challenging Western coverage and promoting the three military-led Sahel states' own account of events.
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- Damning Evidence of War Crimes By State Armed Forces and Wagner Group Personnel - New Report
[AI London] Killings of civilians during military joint operations Civilians tortured to death in detention, others subjected to simulated drowning, beatings and electric shocks Fulani, Arabs and Tuaregs targeted
AllAfrica·Mali
- Lone Star Seek to Bounce Back Against Mali in AFCON Qualifying Clash
[Liberian Investigator] Liberia returns home Tuesday to face Mali in a Group K match in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex.
- UNGA81 - Nigeria, Mali Discuss Sahel Security
[Daily Trust] Nigeria and Mali have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and enhancing cooperation in addressing security and development challenges confronting the Sahel and West Africa.
- There's No Conspiracy in the Sahel - - There's a Gap, and Bamako Knows How to Use It
[African Arguments] A familiar claim keeps surfacing in the rhetoric of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger's ruling juntas, echoed enthusiastically by Russian state media: the West is deliberately working to destabilise the Sahel's military governments. It's a tidy story. It bundles sa
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Capital
World Bank lending to Mali
4 in the pipeline · 14 active · commitments as published by the Bank.
Source: World Bank Projects & Operations
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