Is an international driving permit mandatory?
Legal framework:
An International Driving Permit (IDP) is mandatory. This country accepts the 1949 Geneva Convention (1-year validity) and the 1968 Vienna Convention (3-year validity).
Rules of conduct in Mali
Speed limit: 50 km/h in town and 90 km/h on interurban roads.
Blood alcohol level: 0.3 g/l.
Wearing a seat belt is mandatory.
At security checkpoints, managed by the army or the gendarmerie, you must stop completely, turn off your headlights (keeping the pilot lights on) and wait for the signal to move forward.
Tips from easy-idp.org
"Driving is on the right.
In Bamako, traffic is chaotic and massively composed of motorcycles (Jakarta) and green public transport minibuses (Sotramas) that stop without warning.
Traffic lights are rare.
The roads connecting the major southern cities (Ségou, Sikasso) are paved, but the speed bumps (dos d'âne) at the entrance to villages are immense and unmarked.
Night driving is to be absolutely prohibited due to the risk of accident and insecurity."