Bamba, Gao Region

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Bamba is a small town and rural commune in the Bourem Cercle of the Gao Region of Mali. The town is located on the left (north) bank of the Niger River, 190 km east of Timbuktu and 230 km northwest of the town of Gao. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 28,524.

The commune of Bamba includes 19 villages and 7 nomadic population groups. The population are primarily Songhais but also Tuaregs and Bozos.

Ted Joans wrote a poem to "Le fou de Bamba" (The madman of Bamba).

On 6 April 2020, at least 20 soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base.{{Cite web |date=2020-04-06 |title=Mali: un camp militaire attaqué par des jihadistes dans la région de Gao |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20200406-mali-camp-militaire-bamba-region-gao-attaque-jihadistes |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=RFI |language=fr}}

On 1 October 2023, Tuareg rebels seized control of the town.{{Cite news |date=2023-10-01 |title=Mali crisis: Fierce fighting erupts after Tuareg rebels kill 'more than 80 soldiers' |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66976440 |access-date=2023-10-01}}