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Mali attacks live: Coordinated attacks in Bamako, Kati, Kidal and elsewhere

The army says armed groups targeted strategic locations in various parts of the country, including in the capital, Bamako.

A Malian soldier of the 614th Artillery Battery is pictured during a training session on a D-30 howitzer with the European Union Training Mission (EUTM), to fight jihadists, in the camp of Sevare, Mopti region, in Mali March 23, 2021
A Malian soldier is pictured during a training session in the camp of Sevare, Mopti region [File: Paul Lorgerie/Reuters]
By Elis Gjevori
Published On 25 Apr 2026

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  • Gunmen have attacked Mali’s capital, Bamako, and several locations across the country, says Mali’s army in an apparently coordinated ⁠assault involving multiple groups.
  • Two loud explosions and sustained gunfire were heard shortly before 6am (06:00 GMT) near Mali’s main military base at Kati outside Bamako.