Geographical and historical treatment of mali, a landlocked country of western africa, mostly in the saharan and sahelian regions, including maps and a survey of its people, economy, and government. The sovereign state of mali consists of eight regions and its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the sahara desert, while the country's southern part, where the majority of inhabitants live, features the niger and senegal rivers. Visit the definitions and notes page to view a description of each topic.
Mali has been paralysed by a fuel blockade, which has disrupted transport, schools, hospitals and more.
Mali’s military and allied militias killed at least 31 civilians and burned homes on october 2 and 13, 2025, in 2 villages in the country’s embattled segou region.
Mali's military and allied militias killed at least 31 people in attacks on two villages in the central segou region where the main insurgent group linked to al qaeda operates, human rights watch. Mali is a landlocked country in the interior of western africa More than half of it lies in the sahara, the largest hot desert in the world The central parts of mali are in the sahel, a transition zone between the desert in the north and the grassy plains of the sudanian savanna in the south.
