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Mali SearchesHere a list of sites were you can expect to find specific information about Mali when you search their database on the word "Mali": UNIONS is the United Nations International Organizations Network Search. Here you can search within all the UN-system, including sub-organizations. Expect to find too much documents, reports, articles, etc. about Mali. ECA-search - (UN.org.) In the database of the Economic Commission for Africa you might find some country-specific information about development. They also are quite good on gender issues. FAO-search - (UN-org.) Their database gives you lots of articles and reports about livestock and agriculture in Mali. Tons of free information! ILO-search - (UN-org.) Their database might find you some reports about working conditions in Mali, although there is little African country-specific information. Infonation is a UN statistics service. Choose country specific data from their huge and updated database. All countries are represented with data from the fields geography, economy, population and social indicators. You can compare data from up to seven countries. Excellent tool! UNDP-search - (UN-org.) You will find a solid amount of documents and reports about development in Mali in their database. UNESCO-search - (UN-org.) Their database contains loads of document related to education, science and culture and related items in Mali. WHO-search - (UN-org.) You'll find quit a few documents and reports about health issues in Mali and the region doing a search in their database. WTO-search - In the database of the World Trade Organization you'll find quit a few country-specific documents about trade, subsidies, development, etc. in Mali. Write "Mali" in the "Document Title" bar. WoYaa! is a search engine in French and English with links to quite a few sites in French-speaking Africa. Not updated since 1998 (?) and many bad connections. Yahoo-search - Yahoo helps you find websites related to Mali, although you'll have no idea what you'll find clicking their links...
Newspapers & PressHere, you'll find links to Malian and non-Malian newspapers and news agencies regularly writing about Mali, international press in general and other facilitators of news about Mali.
The Press in Mali
Press reporting about MaliAFP - Mali (French news agency) is probably the most regular provider of news from Mali, mostly with several articles a day. All in French but still recommended. AllAfrica (former AfricaNews) is a commercial network handling the distribution of reporting from more than 40 African news organizations and provides daily news from the African continent. You can also go directly to their Mali page, listing the latest news stories. IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Network) is a UN humanitarian information unit, covering news from all Africa. You can also go directly into their Mali archive, where articles from the last months about Mali figure. New Africa, Mali offers interesting information about Malian infrastructures, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc. One World News Service is an international news service with a special page for Mali. In English, but not too regularly updated. PANA (PanAfrican News Agency) has an expanding pool of correspondents continent wide and partnerships with 48 national news agencies and the largest news-gathering operation in Africa. No country pages, but daily updated news from all over Africa. Weather.com has a page about the weather in Mali.
International pressLe Monde, the leading French newspaper, has an ample international coverage (all in French). You can also go directly to their Africa page. The Africa and Middle East site of the BBC World Services offers updated news, articles and other media services on Africa. The Financial Times is one of the world's leading business newspapers with a global outlook. You can also go directly to their Middle East and Africa page. The Independent is an excellent British newspaper with a wide international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page, where the latest articles about the continent are listed. The International Herald Tribune is a daily newspaper edited in Paris with a focus on news from all over the world. Published with The New York Times & The Washington Post. The New York Times is one of the most important US newspapers, having a relatively good international coverage, including an Africa page. Most international articles, however, are by AP or Reuters. The Washington Post is a prestigious US newspaper with an ample international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page or Mali page, were the last articles from WP are listed. Times Internet Edition (UK) is the internet edition of the world's oldest daily newspaper. The sister paper, the Sunday Times Internet Edition has its own website. Relatively good international coverage.
News & Discussion GroupsAfrica Online Mali offers services like e-mail, chat, newsgroups. A lot of news too, and only in English. L'Afrique sur Internet is a website in French about everything what's happening on Internet in francophone Africa. List of links, forums, etc. Mali AfricaPlanet.com is a complete guide to Mali, which offers all services typical for a website of this type: chat, discussion, news, information about commerce, travel, etc. New Africa has chats, besides offering lots of other services.
Government OfficesNational Institutions Embassies and Representations in Foreign
Countries About Malian government, see also Politics and General Information, below.
OtherCities & Towns
Companies
CultureAfromix' web page to Malian music, groups and artists, with special pages on some Malian musicians. French and Spanish versions. The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families and countries. Ministère de la Culture et du Tourisme
(The Ministry of Culture and Tourism)
EconomyMalian Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica report on their pages about African economy. They use the IMF as their primary source, which should guarantee for their quality. Mbendi Consultants' country profile on Mali concentrates on economical issues. Statistics on communications and information technology, etc.
Education
Environment/NatureFriends of the Earth (FoEI) is the world's largest federation of environmental groups, uniting close to one million activists worldwide. FoEI's member organizations in 61 countries. Its local office in Mali has a web page with some basic information. WWF International: Mali Country Profile offers articles about the Malian biological diversity and environmental education programs.
General Information/Read about MaliThe U.S.
government has several informative, though subjective, pages about most countries in
the world, including Mali, being regularly updated. Big
resources are used to produce and maintain these pages. The CIA.
annual Factbook 2000 is probably
the best and most updated collection of data on the web. The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families. The Spanish spoken website of the Basque publishing house Ikuska has pages on all African countries with relatively good statistical data and fuller information on ethnic groups. Infoplease.com contains a page about Mali with basic data of the country: history, geography, etc. NewAfrica Mali offers a very interesting information about Malian infrastructures, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc. You can order books about Mali on amazon.com's web page.
Human RightsThe Committee to Protect Journalists has a small, but interesting rapport about the situation of the press in Mali in 1997. The most informative site about human rights in Mali is the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Big, elaborated report about the state of human rights in Mali. In the annual World Press Freedom Review looks at the the state of the media in 168 countries, like Mali, documenting press freedom violations. 1999.
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