2019 in Mali

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Events in the year 2019 in Mali .

Incumbents

• President – Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
• Prime Minister – Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga

Events

• 1 January - An attack on Koulogon village by Dogon militiamen kills 37 civilians. ^[1]
• 20 January - 2019 Aguelhok attack: Ten Chadian United Nations peacekeepers are killed in and al-Qaeda attack on the MINUSMA base at Aguelhok; 26 others are injured. ^[2]
• 22 February - Three Guinean peacekeepers from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) are killed and one injured near Siby, Bamako Region. ^[3]
• 17 March - Raid on Dioura (2019): JNIM raid the Malian base in Dioura, Mopti Region. Fighting lasts hours, vehicles and ammo are destroyed, and commander Mohamed Sidati Ould Cheikh is killed. ^[4]
• 23 March - Gunmen attack Fulani villages in Ogossagou, central Mali, killing 157 villagers in one of the worst massacres in the country’s recent history. ^[5]
• 24 March - A Dogon village in the Ogossagou region is attacked, leaving four people dead. ^[5]
• 18 April - Demonstrators in Bamako protest against the government, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga and withdrawal of the UN peacekeeping mission MINUSMA. ^[6]
• 9 June - Sobane Da massacre: The Sobane Da village in Mopti Region is attacked by around 50 armed assailants on motorbikes and pickup trucks; the seven-hour assault kills 35 people. ^[7]
• 3 September - A roadside explosion near Dallah kills 14 bus passengers. ^[1]
• 3 November - Dozens of soldiers are killed in an Islamic State attack on a military post in Indelimane, Menaka region. ^[8]
• 25 November - Thirteen French soldiers are killed in a mid-air collision between a Tiger attack helicopter and a Cougar transport helicopter during a combat mission against fighters in northern Mali. ^[9]

Deaths

• October 28 – Roman Catholic prelate ^[10]

References

1. Human Rights Watch (2019-12-09), "Mali: Events of 2019", Share this via Facebook, retrieved 2025-09-16
2. "Mali: Ten UN peacekeepers killed in 'jihadist' attack". bbc.co.uk. 20 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
3. "Security Council press statement on attack against peacekeepers from United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)". MINUSMA. 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
4. "Situation au Mali: Rapport du Secrétaire général" (PDF). United Nations Security Council. May 31, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
5. Diallo, Tiemoko (2019-03-27). "U.N. to investigate massacre of 157 Malian villagers". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
6. "Mali PM, government resign over massacre". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
7. "Governor sacked after Mali massacre". Archived from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
8. "53 troops killed in Mali military outpost attack". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
9. "13 French soldiers killed in mid-air helicopter collision in Mali". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
10. "Bishop Jean-Gabriel Diarra".