REFLEXIVE PEACE PRACTICE (RPP) PROJECT

Mali's security crisis remained acute during the week of 21–25 September 2026, as reporting confirmed that jihadist attacks in central Mali had killed more than 100 soldiers during September, with the Dioura attack alone estimated by some analysts at approximately 120 dead and 100 captured. The junta's 20 September crisis meeting in Bamako, convened in direct response to the surge in attacks on Sévaré and Konna, produced no publicly disclosed change in military strategy. Mali marked its 66th Independence Day on 22 September under the shadow of this continuing crisis, with no new peace initiative or dialogue process identified for the reporting week.