2019 in Mali

Events in the year 2019 in Mali.

Incumbents

Events

1 January - An attack on Koulogon village by Dogon militiamen kills 37 civilians.
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.
22 February - Three Guinean peacekeepers from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali are killed and one injured near Siby, Bamako Region.
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.
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.
24 March - A Dogon village in the Ogossagou region is attacked, leaving four people dead.
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.
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.
3 September - A roadside explosion near Dallah kills 14 bus passengers.
3 November - Dozens of soldiers are killed in an Islamic State attack on a military post in Indelimane, Menaka region.
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.

Deaths

October 28 – Roman Catholic prelate