24 of its 29 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 49 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about three times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Mali on 5 of the 30 days held.
Most on Monday 19 October 2026: 12 of its 16 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Anger in the words of Mali's stories about people being harmed
100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.
MaliThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Mali most12 of its 16 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
14 of its 16 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%.
8 of its 10 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%.
9 of its 14 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 23 million people live in Mali. Over these days its news carried 4.8 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Conflict & violence50%55 stories
Rights & justice24%27 stories
Health8%9 stories
Disasters & accidents7%8 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given6%7 stories
Displacement4%4 stories
Food & livelihood1%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed73 Stories reporting people injured19 Stories reporting people affected15 Stories reporting arrests13 Stories reporting refugees6 Stories reporting people displaced5 Stories reporting abductions2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Mali. Ring: the world. Measured over 110 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout three times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Griefabout twice as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Mali in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Mali's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Mali49 in 100
of its 227 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Niger46 in 100
of its 151 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Burkina Faso40 in 100
of its 154 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Mauritania33 in 100
of its 49 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Algeria19 in 100
of its 413 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Guinea18 in 100
of its 191 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Senegal13 in 100
of its 433 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Côte d’Ivoire10 in 100
of its 110 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violence
Mali (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.