No visa needed

Do citizens of Cameroon need a visa for Mali?

Citizens of Cameroon don’t need a visa for Mali and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Cameroon: the passport opens 21 countries visa-free; Yaoundé — Bamako: ≈ 2,360 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Mali without a visa on a Cameroon passport?

Yes, citizens of Cameroon don’t need a visa for Mali for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Mali visa rules at a glance

With a Cameroon passport you can visit 21 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 104 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cameroon passport ranks 166th of 199.
Cameroon passport: visa-free access to 21 countries; Mali passport: 30.
Citizens of Cameroon and Mali can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Nigeria, Chad, Benin, Rwanda, Kenya, Gambia, Seychelles, Barbados, Dominica, Haiti, Philippines, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Mali, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Cameroon. Cameroon visa for citizens of Mali

Travelling to Mali: good to know

Yaoundé — Bamako: about 2,360 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Yaoundé 12:00 — Bamako 11:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Mali is the 19th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cameroon.