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The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali ( French: Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation au Mali, MINUSMA) [2] was a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali. MINUSMA was established on 25 April 2013 by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2100 to stabilise ...
The mining industry of Mali is dominated by gold extraction but also produces diamonds, rocksalt, phosphates, semi precious stones, bauxite, iron ore, and manganese. [1] [2] The importance of mining and production of raw minerals has changed throughout time and has involved many foreign stakeholders, most notably France, the former Soviet Union ...
Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa. The country's economy centers on agriculture and fishing. Some of Mali's prominent natural resources include gold, being the third largest producer of gold in the African continent, [1] and salt. About half the population lives below the international poverty line of $1.25 (U.S.) a day.
Mali, [c] officially the Republic of Mali, [d] is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali is the eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over 1,241,238 square kilometres (479,245 sq mi). [15] The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east by Niger, to the northwest by Mauritania, to the south by Burkina Faso and Ivory ...
The 2021 Malian coup d'état began on the night of 24 May 2021 when the Malian Army led by Vice President Assimi Goïta [4] captured President Bah N'daw, [5] [6] Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and Minister of Defence Souleymane Doucouré. [7] Assimi Goïta, the head of the junta that led the 2020 Malian coup d'état, announced that N'daw and Ouane ...
The Compagnie malienne pour le développement des textiles (CMDT), created in 1974, is a Malian cotton company. The company is owned by the Malian state and is charged with the production and marketing of Mali's cotton. It is based in Bamako and has several production sites through the country, in particular at Koutiala and Fana .
The Malian Armed Forces (French: Forces Armées Maliennes) consists of the Army (French: Armée de Terre ), Republic of Mali Air Force (French: Force Aérienne de la République du Mali ), and National Guard. [7] They number some 7,000 and are under the control of the Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans. The Library of Congress as of January ...
The economy of Mali is based to a large extent upon agriculture, with a mostly rural population engaged in subsistence agriculture.. Mali is among the ten poorest nations of the world, is one of the 37 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries, and is a major recipient of foreign aid from many sources, including multilateral organizations (most significantly the World Bank, the African Development Bank ...