Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Detailed Map of 2007 Presidentail Results in Mali



View detailed results of Mali's 2007 Presidential elections by regions brought to you by Georgraphy 2.0

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Jatropha in Mali - The Three P's: People + Planet + Profit

I came across an excellent project in Mali on how jatropha is transforming the lives of many people in villages. Click here to read about the project and also watch the must see 6 minute video.
Mali Biocarburant uses jatropha to produce biodiesel in the region of Koulikoro

Friday, August 8, 2008

Migration and Remittances Factbook 2008 - Mali

The factbook provides a snapshot of migration and remittances not only for Mali but other countries, regions and incomes groups of the world.

D-MADE promotes Diaspora investment projects and innovative entrepreneurial activities in Africa. 16 winners from 7 European countries were awarded about 600,000 EURO for projects to be implemented in 11 Sub-Saharan African countries. Mali won 4 of those projects. more

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Bamako is the Sixth Fastest Growing City in the World

According to CityMayorStatistics, Bamako is the 6th fastest growing and urbanizing city in the world and is projected to grow at 4.45%/year from 2006 to 2020.

Festival In The Desert 2009 - Essakane, Mali

Festival in the Desert is a world-renowned, three-day music festival held in the desert village of Essakane, about 45 miles northeast of the legendary city of Timbuktu in Mali. Music lovers travel from all over the world to experience this exotic, one-of-a kind event in the Sahara Desert. Also, watch an audio slideshow of the 2007 Festival du Desert as well as two flickr photo sets from the same festival.
Photo Set 1

Photo Set 2

Listings of Hotels in Mali

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Forum sur l'Agriculture au Mali (French)

I just came across this forum on Agriculture in Mali

Please join the discussion.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

National Geographic's Best New Trips 2008 - Mali: Time for Timbuktu

Go LuxeMali is this year's Mozambique, an underappreciated African nation deemed ready—and ridiculously cool—by the travel vanguard. The landlocked Saharan state sits at an ancient crossroads, producing a startling mix of North and West Africa in music and architecture. Absolute Travel's newly developed trip launches this winter. Its focus: customization. The outfitter can arrange a concert and personal meeting with singer Oumou Sangare, the "songbird of Wassoulou," or a private viewing of Timbuktu's famous gold-scripted ancient Arabic texts. You'll trek through villages and famous markets and see nomadic Tuareg—the "blue men of the desert"— read more