Learning about Mali, Africa
By: Lequanda Isom
MALI, AFRICA
Mali is the seventh largest country in Africa. Mali’s size and location
makes it extremely diverse culturally and geographically.
Bamako on the Niger River
View of Bamako
Bamako is the capital and the largest city of Mail, Africa. (1,809,106 est. pop. 2009)
Mali President Amadou Toumani Touré
Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré with former U.S. President George W. Bush.
President of Mali, Africa
The Great Mosque
The rural Mosque, Bougouni village, Mali
Granaries, part of Dogon family compounds, Sanga region, Mali.
Market along the Niger River banks
Mali’s population was an estimated 13million in 2009.
Mali is renown for its arts and crafts including pottery, Dogon wood sculptures, Taureg leatherwork,
basketry, and textiles. Many works of art, such as Dogon wall paintings, represent complex mythologies.
Music and masquerades serve important spiritual purposes in Mali, from celebrations to funerals, secular
to rituals, as well as bring the community together.
Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world. Mali’s
key industry is agriculture. Cotton is the largest export.
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