Entering, leaving and crossing Mali

Passport, visa, yellow fever and nationality rules for entering Mali, with the official rule each comes from and the date of each source.

When the AES passport started, whether ECOWAS-logo Malian passports stay valid, the E-AES passport from October 2025 and how other states treat them.

How Mali's online visa platform works, what to upload, processing times reported by embassies, and the status of visas on arrival and US visa rules.

Mali's yellow fever certificate rule, the age it applies from, WHO advice on vaccination and malaria, and where the visa file asks for the card.

What arriving passengers at Bamako-Sénou airport need: visa before travel, yellow fever proof, customs, security and transport warnings.

Security checks at Bamako-Senou airport, access road controls, the waiting area for refused passengers and recent closures, with dated sources.

Departure from Bamako airport: road checks before the terminal, export permits, flight disruption, airspace closures and official advice on leaving Mali.

The Pogo and Zégoua area on the Bamako to Côte d'Ivoire road, 2026 border demarcation talks, fuel convoy attacks and dated official advisories.

The Kouremalé road to Bamako, the January 2026 Mali and Guinea transit agreements, ECOWAS document rules and dated travel advisories.

The Diboli and Kidira crossing on the Senegal to Mali road: the July 2025 attack, the fuel blockade, ECOWAS rules after 2025 and official advisories.

Crossing between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger inside the Alliance of Sahel States: AES passport and ID card, Labbezanga post and dated advisories.

The Gogui crossing, Mauritanian rules for Malian residents, the 2025 Mali and Algeria airspace closures and what official advisories say.

The Malian bodies behind visas, border police, the airport, airspace and customs, with what each did in dated official records and reports.

What the UK, US, France and Canada say about Mali, with each page date: overall level, roads, Bamako airport and entry documents.

What the ECOWAS Commission decided on 29 January 2025, what the AES changed for passports and IDs, and which points are still announcements or plans.