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Mali passport: visa requirements for Africa

A Mali passport gives visa-free entry to 21 African countries, visa on arrival in 6 more, and e-visa or eTA access to 17. A visa must be arranged in advance for 9. That puts Mali at #31 of 54 in our intra-African passport ranking (visa-free plus visa on arrival), based on January 2025 data.

Data snapshot: January 2025. Confirm with the destination's embassy before you book.

Mali is an ECOWAS member. Citizens of ECOWAS states can normally enter other member countries without a visa for up to 90 days under the bloc's free movement protocol. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their exit from ECOWAS in 2025, so verify the current position for those three.

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Where Mali passport holders can go in Africa

Visa-free (21)

Algeria (90d)Benin (90d)Burkina FasoCabo VerdeCameroon (90d)Chad (90d)GhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauIvory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) (90d)LiberiaMauritania (90d)NigerNigeriaRwanda (30d)Senegal (90d)Seychelles (90d)Sierra LeoneThe Gambia (90d)TogoTunisia

Visa on arrival (6)

BurundiComorosDjiboutiEthiopiaMadagascarMozambique

e-Visa (15)

BotswanaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonLesothoLibyaMalawiSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSão Tomé and PríncipeTanzaniaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

Electronic travel authorisation (eTA) (2)

KenyaMorocco

Visa required in advance (9)

AngolaCentral African RepublicEgyptEritreaEswatiniMauritiusNamibiaRepublic of the CongoSudan

Full list

DestinationEntry requirement
AlgeriaVisa-free, up to 90 days
AngolaVisa required in advance
BeninVisa-free, up to 90 days
Botswanae-Visa
Burkina FasoVisa-free
BurundiVisa on arrival
Cabo VerdeVisa-free
CameroonVisa-free, up to 90 days
Central African RepublicVisa required in advance
ChadVisa-free, up to 90 days
ComorosVisa on arrival
DR Congoe-Visa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival
EgyptVisa required in advance
Equatorial Guineae-Visa
EritreaVisa required in advance
EswatiniVisa required in advance
EthiopiaVisa on arrival
Gabone-Visa
GhanaVisa-free
GuineaVisa-free
Guinea-BissauVisa-free
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)Visa-free, up to 90 days
KenyaElectronic travel authorisation (eTA)
Lesothoe-Visa
LiberiaVisa-free
Libyae-Visa
MadagascarVisa on arrival
Malawie-Visa
MauritaniaVisa-free, up to 90 days
MauritiusVisa required in advance
MoroccoElectronic travel authorisation (eTA)
MozambiqueVisa on arrival
NamibiaVisa required in advance
NigerVisa-free
NigeriaVisa-free
Republic of the CongoVisa required in advance
RwandaVisa-free, up to 30 days
SenegalVisa-free, up to 90 days
SeychellesVisa-free, up to 90 days
Sierra LeoneVisa-free
Somaliae-Visa
South Africae-Visa
South Sudane-Visa
SudanVisa required in advance
São Tomé and Príncipee-Visa
Tanzaniae-Visa
The GambiaVisa-free, up to 90 days
TogoVisa-free
TunisiaVisa-free
Ugandae-Visa
Zambiae-Visa
Zimbabwee-Visa

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