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	Mali. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Mali is bordered on the north by Algeria, on the east and southeast by Niger, on the south by Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire, and on the west by Guinea, Senegal, and Mauritania.
		Mali’s industries are mainly limited to the processing of farm commodities, construction, and the manufacture of basic consumer goods.
		The medieval empire of Mali was a powerful state and one of the world’s chief gold suppliers; it attained its peak in the early 14th cent.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ma/Mali.html (1171 words)

	Space Program of Mali / Malian Space Agency
		Mali's economic development is also held back by a chronic foreign trade deficit, making it heavily dependent on foreign aid and the money sent home from emigrants working abroad.
		Under Mali's 1992 constitution, a president is elected for a five year term as chief of state and commander in chief of the armed forces.
		Mali is among the poorest countries in the world, with 65% of its land area desert or semidesert.
	hudsonfla.com /amali.htm (2045 words)

	Mali travel guide - Wikitravel
		Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Senegal and Mauritania.
		Mali is a developing nation, and remains ones of the poorest countries in the world.
		Mali has two large rivers that are navigatable at least part of the year, both of which cross into neighboring countries.
	wikitravel.org /en/Mali (2473 words)

	Mali (04/06)
		Mali is the cultural heir to the succession of ancient African empires--Ghana, Malinké, and Songhai--that occupied the West African savannah.
		The overall size of Mali's herds is not expected to reach pre-drought levels in the north of the country, where encroachment of the desert has forced many nomadic herders to abandon pastoral activities and turn instead to farming.
		Mali also is home to a rare herd of elephants that continues its unique annual migration to the edges of the Sahara Desert in the northern part of the country.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2828.htm (4890 words)

	Republic of Mali
		Situated on the north-west of Africa, Mali is a locked between Algeria on the north-east, Niger on the south-east, Burkina Fasso, Ivory Coast and Guinea on the south, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west.
		Mali today is a multi-party republic with a presidential régime based on the new constitution adopted by referendum on January 1992.
		Mali remains one the poorest countries in the world and continued to slide in poverty between 1985 and 1993 with an average annual negative growth of 1% and a gross external debt equal to or greater than its GDP.
	www.ciesin.org /decentralization/English/CaseStudies/MALI.html (1266 words)

	Postelection Statement on Mali Elections, June 7, 2002
		The people of Mali, and their political institutions, met the challenge of ensuring that these elections were successful in these terms.
		Election officials were for the most part well trained in the discharge of their duties and committed to ensuring that the elections were conducted transparently.
		Moreover, the distribution of election materials was much improved for the second round as compared to the first and most polling stations opened on time, with all election materials present.
	www.cartercenter.org /news/documents/doc627.html (2616 words)

	Mali - Country Brief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mali is a landlocked country covering 1,204,000 km2, of which 60 percent is desert. Mali shares borders with Mauritania, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Niger, and Senegal.
		Mali's economic performance is fragile and vulnerable to climatic conditions, fluctuating terms of trade, dependence on ports in neighboring countries, concentration of its exports in three primary sector products (gold, cotton, livestock), and weak administrative capability.
		Mali is one of eight African countries involved in the joint IDA/IFC MSME initiative, the new Bank Group approach for the development of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Sub-Saharan Africa.
	web.worldbank.org /WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/MALIEXTN/0,,menuPK:362193~pagePK:141132~piPK:141107~theSitePK:362183,00.html (1158 words)

	MALI: parliamentary elections Assemblée Nationale, 2002
		Elections were held for all seats in the National Assembly on the normal expiry of the members' term of office.
		The campaign for the legislative elections, which began on 22 June 2002 for the some 1,000 candidates vying for seats in the National Assembly, did not arouse great enthusiasm.
		The Rally for Mali (RPM) of former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita came in first with 46 seats, as against 45 for the Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA, the outgoing majority).
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2201_02.htm (445 words)

	Mali: Tuned In And Democratic
		The ubiquitous radios are perhaps the most striking of many signs that Mali has transformed itself into a working democracy, built on freedom of expression, a start on market economics and Mali's own history as an ancient African empire whose artifacts still litter the villages.
		Mali has privatized most government-owned companies, opened to foreign investors and sought to stir more domestic investment.
		Independence was won in 1960, but Mali languished under communist and military dictatorships often as suffocating as the swirling red-orange dust that coats Bamako, the capital.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/28/AR2006072800705_pf.html (1215 words)

	Mali
		Mali, with a population of approximately 12 million, is a constitutional democracy that continued to implement a decentralized form of government.
		The 2002 presidential and legislative elections were judged generally free and fair by international and domestic observers; however, there were some administrative irregularities.
		Independent international and domestic observers judged the elections to be generally free and fair and without evident fraud; however, there were administrative irregularities.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61580.htm (5359 words)

	Mali Fact Sheet
		Mali is a land-locked country situated in sub-Saharan West Africa.
		Unfortunately Mali is rapidly being swallowed up by the desert, and is still suffering the aftershocks of multiple droughts and infestation of locusts.
		From 1960 to 1968, Mali was led by Modibo Keita who was the representative for the French Sudan in the French National Assembly from 1956-1958.
	www.buildingwithbooks.org /ge/factsheets/mali_facts.html (1975 words)

	International Peacemaking and Human Rights Programs - Mali- CarterCenter.org
		Elections in 1992 ushered in a new era of democracy after decades of military dictatorship.
		Mali's government has embarked on one of Africa's most ambitious decentralization programs reflecting a commitment to poverty eradication and grassroots democracy.
		Overall, the delegation was impressed with the peaceful conduct of the elections, the high degree of competition with 24 presidential candidates, and the diversity of views expressed through civil society and the media.
	www.cartercenter.org /countries/mali.html (1876 words)

	MALI: parliamentary elections Assemblée Nationale, 1992
		Elections were held for all the seats of the new Parliament provided for in the 1992 Constitution.
		In March 1991, President of the Republic (since 1979) Moussa Traoré was overthrown by military coup d’Etat, the 1979 Constitution was suspended and the unicameral Parliament last elected in June 1988 was dissolved.
		Following the national conference, the general election dates were originally set for December 1991/January 1992, but later postponed twice especially because of rebellion by the nomadic Tuareg minority of northern Mali, extending the transitional period.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2201_92.htm (335 words)

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		TEXT: Observers say these appear to be the most open elections Mali has had in its four decades of independence.
		Unlike the last elections - held in 1997 - no party or candidate boycotted the poll.
		Mali is ranked by the United Nations as one of the world's poorest nations, with a majority of its people living on under one dollar a day.
	www.help-for-you.com /news/Apr2002/scripts/3299b1d9.html (589 words)

	Mali - Background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mali is a large landlocked country in West Africa with an area of 1,240,142 square kilometers and an estimated population of over 11.8 million people, 73% of whom live in rural areas.
		Mali is considered one of the poorest countries in the world, ranking 171th out of 174 by its human poverty and index value.
		Mali's telephone network is at a very low level of development.
	www.uneca.org /aisi/nici/country_profiles/mali/malab.htm (320 words)

	afrol News: Mali gearing up for Konaré's replacement
		Keïta is an old colleague of Cissé, being Mali's Prime Minister between 1994 and 2000, before he broke with ADEMA to found his own party, and Sidibé took over his office.
		According to observers, the biggest favourite to the elections is the last mentioned, RPM leader Keïta.
		Election campaigns are to start in the first week of April.
	www.afrol.com /News2002/mal003_elec_candidates.htm (726 words)

	Timeline Mali
		Mali is larger than California and Texas combined and had a population in 2004 of some 12 million people.
		His successors were not able to protect Mali’s vast territory and Berber nomads began attacking caravan routes in the desert and threatened to take Timbuktu.
		She pushed for a got a percentage of the royalty rights to be used for fellowships for scientists from Mali.
	timelines.ws /countries/MALI.HTML (1305 words)

	Mali
		Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in 1991 with a transitional government, and in 1992 when Mali's first democratic presidential election was held.
		Mali's constitution provides for a multi-party democracy, with the only restriction being a prohibition against parties based on ethnic, religious, regional, or gender lines.
		Mali's adherence to economic reform, and the 50% devaluation of the African franc in January 1994, has pushed up economic growth.
	www.creekin.net /n116-mali.html (539 words)

	Inter Press Service News Agency
		Sega Sow, an election observer, notes, ''We need to think in terms of national sovereignty and set a deadline by which we'll be able to finance our own elections''.
		Ibrahim Boubakar Keita, Speaker of Mali's National Assembly, who is also the president of the Union of African Parliaments, deplored the lack of confidence possessed by most political actors in the bodies that organise elections in Africa.
		Today, elections are universally-accepted as the only way to hand over power smoothly in a democratic dispensation,'' said Koffi Sama, the Prime Minister of Togo.
	www.ipsnews.net /africa/sendnews.asp?idnews=17904 (721 words)

	Embassy of Mali (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		We believe that democracy is the sole form of government that permits the development of the range of national institutions needed to ensure sustainable peace, security, economic growth and social well-being.
		We recognize that no election can be separated from its broader historical and cultural context and that elections must be conducted with full respect for internationally recognized civil and political rights.
		Such elections require workable and participatory political systems, and the promotion and support of wider civic and voter education efforts.
	www.maliembassy-addis.org /ais.htm (1641 words)

	Mali: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		Mali and Burkina Faso fought a brief border war from Dec. 25 to 29, 1985.
		Mali: History - History Early History to the End of Colonialism The Mali region has been the seat of extensive...
		Mali: Economy - Economy The vast majority of Malians are employed in farming, herding, or fishing.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107759.html (885 words)

	Gold deposits fail to brighten Mali's prospects
		Five mines operate in western Mali, not far from the border with Senegal, and there are three in the south, closer to Guinea and Ivory Coast.
		Mali's minerals are the main attraction for the mining companies, but the country's democratic credentials and political stability convince them that investing tens of millions of dollars is worthwhile.
		His elected replacement, Amadou Toumani Toure, enjoys wide popularity ahead of next year's elections, much of it based on his role in the overthrow of the dictatorship and his unwillingness to cling to power afterward.
	wpherald.com /articles/1568/1/Gold-deposits-fail-to-brighten-Malis-prospects/20-million-ounces-of-gold-mined-in-the-past-decade.html (489 words)

	Topic Discussion II (7 of 15 pages)
		I would like to recall the [inaudible] by NDI which has said that in despite the considerable achievements in Mali, the [inaudible] the electoral, the presidential and municipal elections have gone very down and that they have threatened the democratic regime in Mali.
		As for the citizens participation, I would like to say that in Mali there was never a high level of voter turnout because it was always considered as low even when we had some extreme cases that leaves me to raise this question.
		Should we accept elections in that form, this is the question that is raised before principal parties, political parties in Mali where we have certain pollsters that have 48% against 52% in general free public elections.
	www.ndi.org /edf/transcripts/bpt_room4/7.html (416 words)

	NDI - National Democratic Institute
		In the April election, one-third of domestic election monitors trained by NDI and deployed by local groups were women.
		Voter turnout overall for the 1992 and 1997 presidential and legislative elections in Mali was low, but women's participation was particularly weak.
		Many Palestinians including women were eager to become involved in Palestinian self-rule by contributing to the establishment of structures for elections and governance and forming patterns for future relations between the population and their elected representatives.
	www.ndi.org /globalp/women/progrmasw/civiced.asp (2405 words)

	Soccer News of Wednesday, 21 January 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Former African Footballer of the Year Abedi Pele Ayew is seeking election to Caf's executive committee at tomorrow’s congress in Tunis.
		Adamu, who is the executive director of the organizing committee for the All Africa Games that recently took place in the Nigerian capital Abuja, has been on Caf's executive committee since 2002.
		Adamu won the position in 2002 after Ben Koufie was compelled to step-down for him at the executive committee elections in Mali.
	www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/soccer/artikel.php?ID=50301 (105 words)

	Mali Election: Candidates and Issues - 2002-04-26
		While the country is often perceived as a model for democracy in the region, the United Nations ranks it among the world's 10 poorest nations.
		Amadou Toumani Toure, popularly known in Mali as "ATT," tells VOA he hopes to win the presidency based on the image he has cultivated.
		Islamic militancy is on the rise in Mali, and many here point to conditions of poverty and illiteracy as causes.
	www.voanews.com /english/archive/2002-04/a-2002-04-26-11-Mali.cfm (898 words)

	afrol News: Mali elections a homage to democracy
		Throughout the whole period of campaigning, the record-high number of 24 emerging presidential candidates has been struggling with enormous logistical problems; Mali being one of the poorest nations in the world with 2/3 of the vast land consisting mainly of desert.
		The biggest favourite to the elections seems to be the last mentioned.
		Of course, securing a democratic election in a country with the size and sparse population density such as Mali has its cost.
	www.afrol.com /News2002/mal005_elec_democracy.htm (919 words)

	freedomforum.org: Mali's free press draws praise
		ARLINGTON, Va. — Mali enjoys one of the freest media systems in Africa because of "the expression of the will of the people after 23 years of dictatorship," the ambassador of that country told a studio audience in the Newseum yesterday.
		Mali, a West African country with a population of about 10 million, is where the fabled Timbuktu is located.
		Since Mali is a predominantly Muslim country, the ambassador was asked about news coverage of last week's terrorist attacks in New York and near Washington.
	www.freedomforum.org /templates/document.asp?documentID=14949 (446 words)

	Dakar, regional delegation (covering Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Municipal elections in Mali in June concluded the election process (legislative, presidential and municipal) initiated in 1997.
		Six months after the coup, on 17 October, presidential and legislative elections were held and the military rulers prepared to hand over power to a civilian government, but not before securing an amnesty for themselves and those who had taken part in the 1996 coup.
		The Mali armed forces Chief-of-Staff and close advisors met with a view to incorporating a compulsory humanitarian law programme into the curricula of military education centres as of 2000.
	www.icrc.org /web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/57JQL2?OpenDocument&View=defaultBody&style=custo_print (2275 words)

	Democracy, Islam share a home in Mali - Newsday.com
		In the 13th and 14th Centuries, Mali was the center of West Africa's greatest empire, with Timbuktu a major center of Islamic learning.
		Alpha Oumar Konare, a civilian from the Alliance for Democracy in Mali, is elected president.
		It is one of the few places in the world where Islam and democracy prosper together, and it is the newest but least-known theater in a global war on terrorism and Islamic extremism.
	www.newsday.com /news/specials/chi-0412150328dec15,0,6676377.story?page=7 (394 words)

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