Politics Night curfew in Bamako after Islamist attack in Mali
Following a coordinated Islamist attack in several cities in Mali, a night-time curfew has been imposed in the capital Bamako. It applies from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. and can be extended if necessary, according to an order issued by the district governor.
26.04.2026, 11:24
SDA
On Saturday evening, the military had reported extensive searches in Bamako and the other cities under attack and emphasized that the situation was under control. Bamako airport, which had been closed on Saturday due to fighting in the surrounding area, was reopened on Sunday.
A spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres said Guterres was deeply concerned by the reports from Mali and called for a joint international response to the threat of violent extremism in the Sahel.
The UN peacekeeping force Minusma left Mali in December 2023 after ten years at the request of the military government in the West African country. Bundeswehr soldiers had also been deployed there as part of the stabilization mission.
Experts had described the coordinated attacks as a massive escalation of the conflict in Mali. In recent years, there have been repeated attacks in the Sahel state by the terrorist group JNIM, which has existed since 2017 and is the West African branch of al-Qaeda.
