2025 Malian protests

2025 Malian protests
2025 Malian protests
Part of the Mali War
Date	May 3, 2025 – present
Location	Bamako, Mali / Diafarabé, Mali; 12°37′30.4″N 7°59′27″W / 12.625111°N 7.99083°W / 14°8′20″N 5°1′8″W / 14.13889°N 5.01889°W
Caused by	Proposed total dissolution of Mali's political parties; Proposed extension of the presidential term to 2030; Suspension of all political activities in Mali (May 7); Dissolution of all political parties and organizations in Mali (May 13);
Goals	Democratic reform; Regime change;
Methods	Protests; Civil Disobedience;
Parties
Loosely affiliated protesters and dissidents of the government; Opposition coalition; Civil society groups;	Government of Mali National Committee for the Salvation of the People; Pro-Goïta youth demonstrators;
Lead figures
	(No central leadership) Assimi Goïta

On May 3, 2025, hundreds of people gathered on the streets of Bamako, Mali to call for an end to the administration of Assimi Goïta and support democratic reform. It was the first broad-scale public display of support for democracy and act of civil resistance towards the military junta since its inception in 2020. The protests arise from numerous abuses committed by the president's administration and its allies, including the jailing of resistance figures and dissolution of the political opposition and establishment, as well as efforts to hold on to power past the end of Goïta's mandate in 2025. The moves have been condemned by Amnesty International and the International Federation for Human Rights, which claim they represent a repeated, consistent pattern of repression since the beginning of the transition period.