The background of the shootout at the Mali Hotel on 11.20

Bamako (Bamako), the capital of the Republic of Mali (République du Mali), is the political, economic, educational, transportation and communication center of the country, and is also the largest city in the country. The urban area is located in the southwest of Mali, spanning both sides of the Niger River, leaning on the Kuruba Mountains in the north, and can be connected to the other side through the Bamako Bridge in the south.

The urban history of Bamako originated at the end of the 18th century. It was originally a small town. At the beginning of the 20th century, French colonists built a large-scale construction here and successively became the Haut-Sénégal et Niger (Haut-Sénégal et Niger). ) and the administrative center of Soudan Fran?ais. Mali became independent on September 22, 1960, and Bamako became the country's capital and never changed. On February 11, 1993, according to Mali's national administrative division plan, Bamako was established as a separate region (Région) as the capital. Bamako is an important commercial center and transportation hub in West Africa. There is a fixed route from Paris to Bamako all year round.