Kammala jumlar da ke gaba: A watan Janairun 2012, rikici ya barke a arewacin Mali, inda 'yan tawayen Tuareg suka kwace iko da wani yanki a arewa, kuma a watan Afrilu suka ayyana rabuwa da sabuwar jihar, Azawad. Rikicin ya kasance mai rikitarwa ta hanyar
juyin mulkin da ya faru a watan Maris da kuma fada tsakanin Tuareg da sauran 'yan tawaye. Dangane da nasarorin da aka samu, sojojin Faransa sun kaddamar da Operation Serval a watan Janairun 2013. Wata daya bayan haka, sojojin Mali da Faransa sun kwace mafi yawan arewa. An gudanar da zaben shugaban kasa a ranar 28 ga Yuli, 2013, tare da zagaye na biyu a ranar 11 ga watan Agusta, kuma an gudanar da zaben 'yan majalisa a ranar 24 ga Nuwamba da 15 ga Disamba, 2013.