The Changing Shape of Mali's Mangos

Check out a 7 minute video of Mali's growing mango exports to Europe brought to you by Reuters

Documents of Key Projects and Reforms to be Mali's Government Plans to Implement between 2007-2012 (French)

Documents of Key Projects and Reforms to be Mali's Government Plans to Implement between 2007-2012


- RAPPORT ANNUEL 2007 DU VERIFICATEUR GENERAL

- Rice Initiative

- Program for Social and Economic Development (PDES)

- PRODESS II

- Presentation on Sugar Plant of Markala as a Public-Private Partnership (SOSUMAR)

- Presidential Counsel on Investment (CPI - MALI) February 2008

- Superior Council on Agriculture

- Presentation on CSRSP

Mali: Beyond Cotton, Searching for "Green Gold"

The Malian economy faces the challenge of reducing its over-dependence on cotton and gold. In order to do so, a search for “green gold” — commercial agriculture beyond cotton — is underway. Mali has started to exploit export market opportunities for horticulture products in Europe as well as in neighbouring countries. Moreover, the country is currently testing the introduction of domestic wheat production for local processing. This document was produced by the OECD

The Direction Nationale du Commerce et de la Concurrence (DNCC) is responsible for developing and supporting trade promotion activities to increase their role in the economic devellopment of Mali. Click here to visit their website

TradeMap

Finally, a strategy for exporting shea nuts, sesame and gum arabic in Mali

Bamako's Digital Multimedia Bookshop on Afrigadget.com

In downtown Bamako, Mali an entrepreneurial bookshop owner, Mamadou Coulibaly, has been attracting an ever-increasing number of clients and curious onlookers since the owner set up an odd-looking computer. “The Source” is a handmade computer box that acts as an offline distributor of online multimedia material. Anyone can step up to the kiosk and pick up anything from Wikipedia pages to local music. Their most popular requests: the Koran and Malian music. more

Newly Launched Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index

NEW YORK, July 10, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today launched the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index, a pan-African index that measures the stock performance of 50 companies that are headquartered in or generate the majority of their revenues in Africa. Market participants have either direct or indirect exposure to the following 11 markets in Africa: Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia. Click here to see how the DJAFK index is performing

Initiative Riz du Mali on Continent Noir

I like this report by TV5 on the Rice Initiative undertaken by the government of Mali for 2008-2009 campaign. more

Jeune Afrique: La Methode ATT

Dossier pays sur le Mali dans Jeune Afrique. Detaille sur l'economie, les infrastructures, l'agriculture, les mines, etc...

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

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

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

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

Forum sur l'Agriculture au Mali (French)

I just came across this forum on Agriculture in Mali

Please join the discussion.