Is Kassama safe? Mali travel risk
Is Kassama safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Kassama scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Mali Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 8 Jun 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 10 Jul 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kassama scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Mali (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kassama: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada and UK FCDO advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Mali travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Kassama belongs to Kayes (Mali), centered at coordinates 13.0544° N, 11.1239° W. Distance to Bamako is 342.5 km towards the E.
Kayes
13.0544° N, 11.1239° W
Lowland
UTC
19,230
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Mali)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Mali travel advice & laws.
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