CATHERINE VAN DER LIST KATRINA ABE Fact Sheet Population 163 million people Major languages French Bambara Berber Arabic Major religion Islam Life Expectancy 51 years male 53 years female ID: 564320
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MALI
CATHERINE VAN DER LIST KATRINA ABE Slide2Slide3
Fact Sheet
Population: 16.3 million peopleMajor languages: French*, Bambara, Berber, Arabic
Major religion:
Islam
Life Expectancy: 51 years (male); 53 years (female)
Exports: Cotton, gold, livestock
GNI per capita: US $610 Slide4
Historical Timeline
19
th century - mid 20
th
century
: French colonization
1960
: Mali becomes independent;
Modibo
Keita is “big man”
1968-1991
: Dictatorship of Lt.
Moussa
Traore
= new “big man”
1990 – 2007
: Relatively stable democracy and little social conflict (Early 1990s, nomadic
Tuareg
began an insurgency over land and cultural rights)
2007 – Present
:
Tuareg
rebel activity in Northern Mali threatens the stateSlide5
Ibrahim
Boubacar
Keita
Lt.
Moussa
Traore
Modibo
Keita Slide6
Challenges to the State
Institutional weakness & Corruption
PovertyInternal Insurgencies
Weak Malian army – disorganized, demoralized, and plagued by factionalism
Transnational threats: terror groups, regional instability, drug trafficking Slide7
Current Events
2007:
Tuareg rebels increase activity
2011
: Libyan instability leads to influx of arms
2012
: Military coup topples government.
Tuareg
take control of north and declare independence
Jan 2013
: French forces begin military offensive in Northern Mali (upon Malian request)
June 2013
:
Tuareg
and
Bamako
government reach peace deal
August 2013
: Mali elects new president
Ibrahim
Boubacar
Keita (80% of the vote)
Sep 2013
:
Tuareg
NMLA rebels violate peace accord Slide8
Source:
Agence
France-Presse (AFP) Slide9
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