In 2006 it was held in three cities: Caracas ( Venezuela ), Bamako ( Mali ), and Karachi ( Pakistan ).

Mali has only one railroad, including 729 kilometers in Mali, which runs from the port of Koulikoro via Bamako to the border with Senegal and continues on to Dakar.

Mali ’ s main economic link to the coast is a paved road between Bamako and Abidjan in Côte d ’ Ivoire.

Mali has no seaports because it is landlocked, but Koulikoro on the Niger River near Bamako, serves as a principal river port.

Air Mali was liquidated in April 2003, but intercontinental services from Bamako are provided by Air France and a Belgian airline, among others.

Mali and Mauritania have cooperated on several development projects, such as the OMVS and a plan to improve roads between Nouakchott and Bamako.

Russia has an embassy in Bamako, and Mali has an embassy in Moscow.

There is a U. S. Embassy in Bamako, Mali.

The original monument, consisting of five figures, was a replica of a similar monument erected in Bamako, Mali in January 1924.

In recent years, Mali has undertaken an ambitious decentralization program, which involves the capital district of Bamako, seven regions subdivided into 46 cercles, and 682 rural community districts ( communes ).

The sixth World Social Forum was " polycentric ", held in January 2006 in Caracas ( Venezuela ) and Bamako ( Mali ), and in March 2006, in Karachi ( Pakistan ).

For instance, Bamako was chosen as the capital of Mali because it is located on the Niger River near the rapids that divide the Upper and Middle Niger Valleys,

The Niamey conference also built on work of a previous UNESCO-organized meeting on harmonization of transcriptions of African languages, that was held in Bamako, Mali in 1966.

*" Live from Bamako " Djembe drumming from Mali and other traditional music.

alt = Djembe and konkoni ensemble in the village of Nafadié, 85km northwest of Bamako, Mali, recorded January 2008

Since 2005, the rally also has a group of cars continuing on to Bamako, Mali.

* Banque Commerciale du Sahel, a bank based in Bamako, Mali

Bakari Sumano, head of the Association of Bamako Griots in Mali from 1994 to 2003, was an internationally-known advocate for the importance of the griot in West African society.

The route to Bamako, suspended since the February 1966 coup, restarted in conjunction with Air Mali operating one of its Il-18s on the route.

* Article du journal Le Flambeau Bamako, Mali.

The region sees many travelers going through to Mali, either south through Bassikenou to Bamako or east to Timbuktu.

In March 2005, riots broke out in Bamako after Mali lost a World Cup qualifier to Togo, 2 – 1 on a last minute goal.

Like Libya's previous home match, a 3 – 0 defeat of Comoros in qualifying, played in Stade 26 mars in Bamako, Mali, a relocation was necessary due to the on-going Libyan civil war, and so the Petro Sport Stadium in Cairo, Egypt became the venue.

The language is most widely spoken in the areas east, south, and northeast of Bamako, where native speakers and / or those that identify as members of the Bambara ethnic group are most densely populated.

Its capital is Bamako.

The African Development Bank is funding the construction of a road linking Bamako and Kankan in Guinea.

Bamako in particular is known for its green and yellow taxi fleet.

The main airport is Senou International Airport in Bamako, which offers flights to neighboring countries and to Europe.

It is organised into two tank battalions ( T-55, T-54 and T-34 / 85, tanks, including possibly a light armoured battalion of PT-76's and Type 62 light tanks ), four infantry battalions, one Special Forces battalion, one airborne battalion ( possibly the 33rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, Djikoroni, in Bamako ), two artillery battalions, one engineer battalion ( 34th ), 2 AD artillery batteries, and one SAM battery.

The capital Bamako is administered separately and is in its own District.

The city is located northwest of the capital Bamako.

Kayes lies on the Route Nationale 1 ( RN1 ) highway and is by road from Bamako and from the border with Senegal.

The Rail Band, formed in 1970, is one of the most popular groups in the history of Malian music ; it was later known as Super Rail Band, Bamako Rail Band or, most comprehensively and formally, Super Rail Band of the Buffet Hotel de la Gare, Bamako.

It is located 275 miles ( by road ) north-west of the capital Bamako.

Ségou ( Seku, Segu ) is a city in south-central Mali, lying northeast of Bamako on the River Niger, in the region of Ségou.

Segou Koro is located at about fifteen kilometres from Ségou, on the road to Bamako.

Ségou is situated 240 km from Bamako, on the Niger River and has a surface area of 64 947 km².

Drissa Diakité ( born February 18, 1985 in Bamako ) is a Malian footballer who plays for Olympiacos F. C.

Adama Tamboura ( born May 18, 1985 in Bamako ) is a Malian football player currently playing for Danish club Randers.

Mamadou Diallo ( born April 17, 1982 in Bamako, Mali ) is a Malian football ( soccer ) striker, who plays for CS Sedan Ardennes.

Dramane Traoré ( born June 17, 1982 in Bamako ) is a Malian footballer player who plays as a striker for Ukrainian club FC Metalurh Donetsk.