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Travel advisory · MaliGovernments advise against all travel to Mali.Advice depends on your passport. Read your own government's advice before you book.Official advice
Areas with warnings

    Also named by one government: Bamako district (Spain), Border zones with Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Ivory Coast (Spain), Eastern and central Sikasso (Spain), Kayes region (Spain), Kidal (Spain), Koulikoro region (Spain), Menaka (Spain), Mopti (Spain), Northern and eastern Koulikoro (Spain), Northern Kayes (Spain), Outside Bamako (US), Segou (Spain), Taoudeni (Spain), Timbuktu (Spain), Outside Timbuktu (US), Road travel between Gao, Kidal and Menaka (US)

    GovernmentAdviceUpdatedRead the advice
    United Kingdom (FCDO)advises against all travel to the whole of Mali–Read the advice
    United States (State Dept)Do not travel to Mali for any reasonJun 8, 2026Read the advice
    Canada (Global Affairs)Avoid all travel–Read the advice
    Germany (Auswärtiges Amt)Reisewarnung: Vor Reisen nach Mali wird gewarntOct 13, 2026Read the advice
    New Zealand (SafeTravel)Do not travel (level 4 of 4)–Read the advice
    France (Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs)Formellement déconseillé (tout le territoire en zone rouge)–Read the advice

    Checked daily from the governments' published advice; last checked Nov 3, 2026. RoamLedger summarises official advice; it is not advice from any government.

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