Tsvakurudzo dzeIMF dzinoti kusagadzikana kukuru kweMali uye matambudziko ezvematongerwo enyika anobva pakutongwa kwenyika muna 2012
kuchamhembe kweMali. Kumukira kwevaTuareg kwaitsigirwa nemajihadist kwakabvumira vapanduki kutora kutonga kwenzvimbo yekuchamhembe, vachikunda mauto ekuchengetedza eMali. Mauto akakurirwa akatora hurumende yakanga yaneta zvichiita kuti nyika dzakawanda dzitsutswe. Mukati menguva iyi yechinjo yehurumende, vanoparadzanisa uye jihadists vakakwanisa kusimbisa kudzora kwavo kumatunhu ekuchamhembe, vachiwedzera kushaya simba hurumende itsva. Kushoropodzwa kwamarudzi ose kwakaderedzazve upfumi sezvo vavakidzani vavo vakamanikidzira zvirango zvepeturu. Rudzi rwacho zvino runotsamira pamarori emafuta anobva kuSenegal neIvory Coast. Pakupedzisira, kurwisana kwaiitika pakati pevapanduki nevapanduki kwakaita kuti masimba enyika dzakawanda adzorere runyararo munharaunda yacho uye adzorere kudzora kwaiitwa nemajihadist. Mamiriro acho ezvinhu akawedzera kuipa mumakore achangopfuura, uye muna 2018 vanhu vanopfuura 300 vakafa. Nokusagadzikana uku kwegadziriro noutera hwehurumende, kugoverwa kwezvinhu nemibato kuchamhembe kuchangobva kutorwa kwave kwakaoma.