Some of many Monuments in Bamako

Peace Tower and access road to Fahd Bridge


Independence Monument located near the prime minister's office and the independence boulevard


Monument commemorating Dogon hierogryphs


Sotrama Museum (site is to become the new amusement park of Bamako)


Not sure what this monument is celebrating

Pyramid of the Martyrs dedicated to the students who lost their lives during the revolution of March 26, 1991 during which the then president and dictator Moussa Traore was overthrown and ushered in democracy in Mali


Not sure what this monument is dedicated to or where in Bamako it's located.


I forgot the name of this monument but it's located near ACI 2000 district



Tower of Africa located in Sogoniko district (south of the city) on the OAU (Organization for African Unity) celebrates African Unity. It's 46m high and has an elevator

Administrative, Commercial and other buildings

new office building linked to the president's office as a donation from the Republic of China


View of Bus (sotrama) station from Koulouba Hill


BCEAO bank (left), Martyr Bridge (right) at night


Presidentiel Palace also known as Koulouba in Bamako


A villa in Torokorobougou District (South Bamako)

view from Martyr's bridge of an unfinished hotel (construction began in 1997)

Babemba building near independence boulevard in Bolibana (literally means "no more running" in Bambara)


Headquarters of CMDT, the national cotton company of Mali in Bamako


Commercial center of Mamadou Nimaga in the heart of the Dabadani market

North-South Hotel in Bamako

ACI 2000 District of Bamako near Downtown

Five story building located in ACI district


Another villa


another view of the same villa above


2 story villa located near ACI 2000


very nicely designed villa near ACI

luxurious villa waiting to be painted


Putting on the finishing touches on a new building


building dedicated to Modibo Keita (Mali's 1st president). Also, Peace monument consisting of 2 hands holding up the globe in the claws of an eagle. In the distance, notice new buildings going up in ACI 2000 district in Bamako


Traffic in front of BCEAO bank and some other building


Kempiski hotel, BCEAO bank, International Conference Center of Bamako all situated on the banks of the niger river

More buildings in ACI 2000


Some new villas in the ACI 2000 district. A mother selling oranges.

More villas in ACI

Bridge connecting both sides of the border Senegal - Mali


Road contruction Diamou - Takota (Mali)


Welcome to Tombouctou

Canal of the sahel in North Mali

Mali - Mauritania road

ATT at the 2008 SIAGRI(Salon International de l'Agriculture) expo in Bamako


roadway connecting Bamako to Koulikoro (1st region of Mali)



Youngsters under Fahd Bridge in Bamako during the dry season when waters have receded. During the rainy season water levels can reach dark spots on the columns


Arriving for the inauguration of the newly paved Bamako-Kouremale road

Amusement Park in Bamako

Site of a future amusement park in Bamako

Malian President ATT and the Aga Kahn checking out the model of a soon to be built amusement park in Bamako near the national zoo

Aerial View of villas, new administrative buildings, international conference center, BCEAO building and the 2 bridges connecting both sides of the niger river in Bamako



International Conference Center in downtown Bamako near ACI 2000


Constitutional Court in ACI 2000 in Bamako

Kati Toll Booths - Senou Airport Highway

Toll Booths in Kati, Mali


Toll Booths in Kati, Mali


View of niger river banks from access road to Fahd Bridge


On highway traveling toward centre of Bamako leaving the airport


Same highway connecting Senou International Airport to Downtown Bamako