Relationship dossier
Mali
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
Development assistance and UN peacekeeping cooperation, with the end of MINUSMA in Mali in 2023.
Mali toward United Kingdom
+5Mali hosted the UN peacekeeping mission in which British personnel served, then requested MINUSMA's withdrawal in 2023, ending that framework for cooperation.
United Kingdom toward Mali
+30The United Kingdom provided development and humanitarian assistance to Mali and contributed personnel to MINUSMA, the UN mission operating there.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has included practical engagement through British assistance and the UN peacekeeping mission hosted by Mali. Mali's 2023 request for MINUSMA's withdrawal ended that security cooperation framework. The known relationship therefore combines concrete cooperation with a significant change in the mission's status, while broader bilateral ties are less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Mali and the United Kingdom have had some practical engagement through the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali. The United Kingdom contributed personnel to MINUSMA and provided development and humanitarian assistance. Mali hosted the mission before requesting its withdrawal in 2023, ending that framework for cooperation. The relationship combines these forms of engagement with limited evidence of broader direct bilateral cooperation.
Areas of tension
- Mali's 2023 request for MINUSMA's withdrawal ended the UN mission framework in which British personnel served.
Key developments
The United Kingdom contributed personnel to the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
Mali requested MINUSMA's withdrawal, ending the mission's presence in the country.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and continuity of direct UK development and humanitarian cooperation with Mali are unclear.
- The role of bilateral arrangements beyond the UN peacekeeping mission is unclear.