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Mali travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Mali: travel advice level, plug type C/E, 220V, emergency 112, currency XOF.

📷 Bamako · Mark Fischer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid all travel to whole country Updated 2026-07-10

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information about recent terrorist attacks in Mali (‘Safety and security’ page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalBamako
CurrencyXOF
LanguagesBambara, Dogon, Tamasheq, Bobo
Calling code+223
Emergency numbers112 · 17 · 18 · 15
Plug typesType C, Type E
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population22M
Type CType E

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

George Rodger · Public domain · Commons
Ferdinand Reus from Arnhem, Holland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
upyernoz from Haverford, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
upyernoz from Haverford, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Ferdinand Reus from Arnhem, Holland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Kassim Traoré / VOA · Public domain · Commons
PGskot · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Timm Guenther (Timm Busshaus) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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