Mali
Country Driving
The main road runs from Sikasso in the south to Bamako, and to Mopti and Gao. The roads from Bamako to Mopti, Douentza, Koutiala, Sikasso and Bougouni, along with a few other roads, are paved. Between Mopti and Gao, travel can be difficult during the rainy season (mid-June to mid-September) when the Niger, at its confluence with the Bani, splits into a network of channels, and floods its banks to form the marshlands of the Macina.
It is advised not to drive outside cities without a chauffeur. Night driving is very dangerous. Most roads are unpaved.
Did you know?
During the rainy season from mid-June to mid-September dirt roads often become impassable
