{"slug":"mali","name":"Mali","short_name":"Mali","iso_code":"ML","jurisdiction_type":"country","region":"Africa","subregion":"Western Africa","overview":"No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and sector rules) applies to AI systems. This record exists so that coverage is complete and honest: it will be expanded when an official AI instrument is published or a reviewer adds one with its source.","regulatory_status_summary":"No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and sector rules) applies to AI systems.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: no AI-specific instrument recorded. Strategy or guidance: none recorded.","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[{"name":"Primature du Mali","url":"https://www.primature.ml/","role":"Official government portal; AI policy lead not yet identified"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"Primature du Mali","publisher":"Government of Mali","url":"https://www.primature.ml/","document_type":"official","tier":1},{"title":"Data Protection and Privacy Legislation Worldwide (country table)","publisher":"UNCTAD","url":"https://unctad.org/page/data-protection-and-privacy-legislation-worldwide","document_type":"secondary","tier":3}],"related_jurisdictions":["african-union","senegal"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/mali","source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.primature.ml/","source_title":"Primature du Mali","source_publisher":"Government of Mali","source_document_date":null,"source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"low","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion; overview composed from the listed instruments and official sources. Reviewer to confirm regulators and status.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[]}