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Jul 28, 2023 · REPUBLIC OF MALI: FACTS. Capital: Bamako. Area: 1,240,192 sq km. Population: 21.4 million. Languages: French, plus Bambara, Dogon, Fulfulde, Manding, Arabic, Tuareg. Life expectancy: 57 years...
Mali, which lies mostly in the Saharan and Sahelian regions, is largely flat and arid. The Niger River flows through its interior, functioning as the main trading and transport artery in the country. The area that is now Mali was once part of the three great precolonial Sudanic empires: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
Aug 24, 2023 · As Mali fights Islamist militants and separatists, it has turned to Wagner mercenaries for security. But the group's leader is now presumed dead, UN peacekeepers are leaving and Mali faces a...
Aug 12, 2020 · In Brief. What to Know About the Crisis in Mali. By Claire Klobucista and Nathalie Bussemaker. August 12, 2020 2:39 pm (EST) Opposition supporters, fed up with a corrupt political system, lack of...
Mali is named for the Mali Empire that at its peak in the 14th century covered an area about twice the size of modern-day France. In the late 19th century, France seized control of Mali. The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation.
Jun 30, 2023 · Mali is telling the UN to remove its 12,000 peacekeepers, who had been countering Islamic militants.
Aug 6, 2021 · Rapidly spreading violence in Mali is threatening the State’s very survival, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in the country said on Friday.
