Mali’s capital and national conditions

1. The capital of Mali is Bamako. It is the political, economic, educational, transportation and communication center of Mali, a West African country, and 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 terrain of the urban area is flat, with an altitude of 320 to 340 meters. The northwest side is a hilly area, with an altitude of about 450 meters. Bamako has a typical savanna climate (Climat tropical de savane). The climate is hot all year round, with an average temperature of 28°C and an absolute maximum temperature of 43.7°C. The average annual precipitation is 1,000 mm. The rainy season is from June to September, and precipitation occurs in winter. The quantity is almost zero.

2. Mali’s national conditions:

1. It is located on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert in western Africa, bordering Mauritania and Senegal to the west, Algeria and Niger to the north and east, and Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire to the south. and Burkina Faso, which are landlocked countries. The northern part has a tropical desert climate, which is dry and hot. The central and southern parts have a savanna climate. The whole year is divided into three seasons: the hot season from March to May, the rainy season from June to October, and the cool season from November to February. The highest temperature in the hot season reaches 50℃, and the lowest temperature in the cool season is 14℃.

2. Mali became a French colony in 1895. In May 1958, it became an "autonomous French Republic" within the "French French Community". In April 1959, it formed the Mali Federation with Senegal. Independence was achieved on September 22, 1960, and Modibo Keita was elected as the first president. In November 1968, Moussa Traore came to power in a coup. Social unrest broke out in March 1991, and Amadou Toumani Toure launched a coup and established a military transitional regime. In January 1992, a referendum approved a new constitution. In April, a national election was held. Alpha Umar Konaré was elected president as a candidate of the African Solidarity and Justice Party (Justice Party for short). He was sworn in in June and established the Third Democratic Republic. In May 1997, Konaré was re-elected as president. In May 2002, Toure, the leader of the former military regime, was elected president.

3. Mali continues to implement a multi-party democratic system, emphasizes broad-based national reconciliation and unity, adheres to multi-party consultation, and regards improving people’s living standards as the primary goal of government governance. It will create employment opportunities, develop education, Medical care and improving purchasing power are the four priority issues, and the development of agriculture, increasing investment in human resources, and reforming the administrative system are the three major government policies. At present, the situation in Mali is relatively turbulent.

4. The economy is dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry, with a weak industrial base. It is one of the least developed countries in the world announced by the United Nations. In 1988, the "Economic Structural Adjustment Plan" and the "State-owned Enterprise Reform Plan" were implemented. After 1992, Structural Adjustment Program Agreements were signed with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund year by year, and Marco could receive certain assistance within the period stipulated in the agreement. In 1994, Malaysia seized the opportunity of the depreciation of the CFA franc to expand exports of traditional products such as cotton and livestock. Since then, the economy has maintained a relatively high growth rate. Since 1999, economic growth has slowed down due to factors such as falling cotton and gold prices in the international market and rising oil prices.

5. The main export products are: gold, cotton and livestock;

6. Pursuing the foreign policy of independence, peace, good neighborliness and non-alignment, we are willing to cooperate with all peace-loving and Just countries establish friendly relations, advocate respect for national sovereignty, non-interference in other countries' internal affairs, and resolve international disputes and regional conflicts through peaceful means;

7. On November 20, in Bamako, the capital of Mali, during the rescue operation A police officer who was injured during the operation was helped by his companions to evacuate the Radisson Hotel. Bamako News: According to the latest news released by the Malian security department, the attack on the Radisson Hotel in Bamako, the capital of Mali, on the 20th has killed at least 22 people. The specific casualties are still being counted. The Chinese Embassy in Mali confirmed to Xinhua News Agency reporters on the evening of the 20th that three Chinese citizens were unfortunately killed in the hotel attack, and another four Chinese citizens were rescued.

8. The Chinese Embassy in Mali has issued a notice reminding people not to travel to Mali in the near future.