Conventional Long Form- Republic of Mali
Capital- Bamako Government type- Republic Date of Independence- September 22nd, 1960 (from France) National Holidays- Independence Day Chief of State- President Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA Head of Government- Prime Minister Oumar Tatum LY Executive Branch- Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister Elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term) Legislative Branch/Powers- unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (147 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) Judicial Branch- Highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 19 members organized into 3 civil chambers and a criminal chamber); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members) Judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court members appointed by the Ministry of Justice to serve 5-year terms; Constitutional Court members selected - 3 each by the president, the National Assembly, and the Supreme Council of the Magistracy; members serve single renewable 7-year terms Subordinate courts: High Court of Justice (jurisdiction limited to cases of high treason or criminal offenses by the president or ministers while in office) Suffrage- Anyone 18 Years and older Ambassador in the U.S- Ambassador Al Maamoun Baba Lamine KEITA Location of thieir embassy in the U.S- 2130 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 The first verse begins: A ton appel Mali Pour ta prospérité Fidèle à ton destin Nous serons tous unis Un Peuple un But une Foi Pour une Afrique Unie...
Translated as: At your call, Mali for your prosperity Loyal towards your destiny we will be all united, One people, one struggle, one faith, For African unity... The chorus is as follows: Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali, Notre drapeau sera liberté. Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali, Notre combat sera unité. Ô Mali d'aujourd'hui Ô Mali de demain Les champs fleurissent d'espérance Les cœurs vibrent de confiance Translated as: For Africa and for you, Mali, Our banner shall be liberty. For Africa and for you, Mali, Our fight shall be for unity. Oh, Mali of today, Oh, Mali of tomorrow, The fields are flowering with hope And hearts are thrilling with confidence. |
Locations of their consulates- No Consulates
U.S Ambassador to them- Ambassador Mary Beth LEONARD Location of U.S embassy there- located just off the Roi Bin Fahad Aziz Bridge just west of the Bamako central district Location of U.S Consulates- No Consulates Representative to UN- Sékou Kassé Symbolism of flag- Three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and rednote: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the same as those of neighboring Senegal (which has an additional green central star) and the reverse of those on the flag of neighboring Guinea National Symbols- NA International Disputes- Demarcation is underway with Burkina Faso Number of refugees inside country- 12,904 Outside country- NA Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons- 283,726 Quantity of Stateless Persons- NA Human trafficking issues- Mali is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; women and girls are forced into domestic servitude, agricultural labor, and support roles in gold mines, as well as subjected to sex trafficking; Malian boys are found in conditions of forced labor in agricultural settings, gold mines, and the informal commercial sector, as well as forced begging both within Mali and neighboring countries; Malians and other Africans who travel through Mali to Mauritania, Algeria, or Libya in hopes of reaching Europe are particularly at risk of becoming victims of human trafficking; men and boys, primarily of Songhai ethnicity, are subjected to the longstanding practice of debt bondage in the salt mines of Taoudenni in northern Mali; some members of Mali's black Tamachek community are subjected to traditional slavery-related practices, and this involuntary servitude reportedly has extended to their children; reports indicate that non-governmental armed groups operating in northern Mali recruited children as combatants, cooks, porters, guards, spies, and sex slaves. Illicit Drug trafficking/use- NA |