Timeline:Mali - Revision history

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			* Among these are references to "Pene" and "Malal" in the work of al-Bakri in 1068, the story of the conversion of an early ruler, known to Ibn Khaldun (by 1397) as Barmandana, and a few geographical details in the work of al-Idrisi. - Wikipedia
	* Area: 1,240,192 sq km - CIA World Factbook		* Area: 1,240,192 sq km - CIA World Factbook
	* Background: At its peak in the 14th century, it was the largest and wealthiest empire in West Africa and controlled an area about twice the size of modern-day France. - CIA World Factbook		* Background: At its peak in the 14th century, it was the largest and wealthiest empire in West Africa and controlled an area about twice the size of modern-day France. - CIA World Factbook
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	* Chief of state: Transition President Assimi GOITA (since 7 June 2021) - CIA World Factbook		* Chief of state: Transition President Assimi GOITA (since 7 June 2021) - CIA World Factbook
	* Climate: subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February) - CIA World Factbook		* Climate: subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February) - CIA World Factbook
			* Dance also plays a large role; parties are common events among friends, and traditional mask dances are performed at ceremonial events. - Wikipedia
			* Early ceramics have been discovered at the central Malian site of Ounjougou dating to about 9,400 BC, and are believed to represent an instance of the independent invention of pottery in the region. - Wikipedia
	* Equipment: the FAMa's inventory includes mostly Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with smaller quantities of more modern material from a variety of suppliers, including France, Russia, South Africa, Türkiye, and the UAE (2025) - CIA World Factbook		* Equipment: the FAMa's inventory includes mostly Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with smaller quantities of more modern material from a variety of suppliers, including France, Russia, South Africa, Türkiye, and the UAE (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Ethnic groups: Bambara 33.3%, Fulani (Peuhl) 13.3%, Sarakole/Soninke/Marka 9.8%, Senufo/Manianka 9.6%, Malinke 8.8%, Dogon 8.7%, Sonrai 5.9%, Bobo 2.1%, Tuareg/Bella 1.7%, other Malian 6%, from members of Economic Community of West Africa 0.4%, other 0.3% (2018 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Ethnic groups: Bambara 33.3%, Fulani (Peuhl) 13.3%, Sarakole/Soninke/Marka 9.8%, Senufo/Manianka 9.6%, Malinke 8.8%, Dogon 8.7%, Sonrai 5.9%, Bobo 2.1%, Tuareg/Bella 1.7%, other Malian 6%, from members of Economic Community of West Africa 0.4%, other 0.3% (2018 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Expenditures: 4.3% of GDP (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Expenditures: 4.3% of GDP (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook
			* Farming took place by 5000 BC, and iron was used by around 500 BC. - Wikipedia
	* Government type: semi-presidential republic - CIA World Factbook		* Government type: semi-presidential republic - CIA World Factbook
	* Head of government: Transition Prime Minister Abdoulaye MAIGA (since 22 November 2024) - CIA World Factbook		* Head of government: Transition Prime Minister Abdoulaye MAIGA (since 22 November 2024) - CIA World Factbook
			* In 2021 the population was an estimated 21.9 million, which grew from 7.7 million in 1982. - Wikipedia
			* In 2024, about 47% were 14 years old or younger, 50% were 15–64 years old, and 3% were 65 and older. - Wikipedia
			* In the first millennium BC, early cities and towns were created by Mandé peoples related to the Soninke people, along the middle Niger River, including Dia which began from around 900 BC, and reached its peak around 600 BC, and Djenné-Djenno, which lasted from around 300 BC to 900 AD. - Wikipedia
	* Languages: Bambara (official), French 17.2%, Peuhl/Foulfoulbe/Fulani 9.4%, Dogon 7.2%, Maraka/Soninke 6.4%, Malinke 5.6%, Sonrhai/Djerma 5.6%, Minianka 4.3%, Tamacheq 3.5%, Senoufo 2.6%, Bobo 2.1%, other 6.3%, unspecified 0.7% (2009 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Languages: Bambara (official), French 17.2%, Peuhl/Foulfoulbe/Fulani 9.4%, Dogon 7.2%, Maraka/Soninke 6.4%, Malinke 5.6%, Sonrhai/Djerma 5.6%, Minianka 4.3%, Tamacheq 3.5%, Senoufo 2.6%, Bobo 2.1%, other 6.3%, unspecified 0.7% (2009 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Legal system: civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts - CIA World Factbook		* Legal system: civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts - CIA World Factbook
			* Life expectancy at birth was 63.2 years total (60.9 for males and 65.6 for females). - Wikipedia
	* Life expectancy: 63.2 years (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Life expectancy: 63.2 years (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Literacy: 35.5% (2018 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Literacy: 35.5% (2018 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Location: interior Western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, west of Niger - CIA World Factbook		* Location: interior Western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, west of Niger - CIA World Factbook
	* Major urban areas: 2.929 million BAMAKO (capital) (2023) - CIA World Factbook		* Major urban areas: 2.929 million BAMAKO (capital) (2023) - CIA World Factbook
			* Mali was once part of three famed West African empires which controlled trans-Saharan trade in gold, salt, other precious commodities, and slaves majorly during the 14th century reign of Mansa Musa. - Wikipedia
			* Malian music is diverse and has several different genres. - Wikipedia
			* Malian musical traditions are derived from the griots, who are known as "Keepers of Memories". - Wikipedia
			* Malians frequently participate in traditional festivals, dances, and ceremonies. - Wikipedia
	* Median age: 16.5 years (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Median age: 16.5 years (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
			* More than 90% live in southern Mali, especially in Bamako, which has over 4 million residents. - Wikipedia
			* Most Malians wear flowing, colorful robes called boubous that are typical of West Africa. - Wikipedia
	* Natural resources: gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower - CIA World Factbook		* Natural resources: gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower - CIA World Factbook
	* Personnel: information varies; estimated 35-40,000 active FAMa, Gendarmerie, and National Guard (2025) - CIA World Factbook		* Personnel: information varies; estimated 35-40,000 active FAMa, Gendarmerie, and National Guard (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Population: 22,634,423 (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Population: 22,634,423 (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Religions: Muslim 93.9%, Christian 2.8%, animist 0.7%, none 2.5% (2018 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Religions: Muslim 93.9%, Christian 2.8%, animist 0.7%, none 2.5% (2018 est.) - CIA World Factbook
			* Rock art in the Sahara suggests that northern Mali has been inhabited since 10,000 BC, when the Sahara was fertile and rich in wildlife. - Wikipedia
			* Some influences are kora virtuoso musician Toumani Diabaté, the ngoni with Bassekou Kouyate the virtuoso of the electric jeli ngoni, the late roots and blues guitarist Ali Farka Touré, the Tuareg band Tinariwen, Khaira Arby, and several Afro-pop artists such as Salif Keita, the duo Amadou et Mariam, Oumou Sangare, Fatoumata Diawara, Rokia Traore, and Habib Koité. - Wikipedia
	* Terrain: mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast - CIA World Factbook		* Terrain: mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast - CIA World Factbook
			* The birth rate in 2024 was 40 births per 1,000, and the total fertility rate in 2024 was 5.35 children per woman. - Wikipedia
			* The death rate in 2024 was 8.1 deaths per 1,000. - Wikipedia
			* The median age was 16.4 years. - Wikipedia
			* The population is predominantly rural (69.7% in 2022), and 5%–10% of Malians are nomadic. - Wikipedia
			* The varied everyday culture of Malians reflects the country's ethnic and geographic diversity. - Wikipedia
			* There are a few references to Mali in early Islamic literature. - Wikipedia
			* Though Mali's literature is less famous than its music, Mali has always been one of Africa's liveliest intellectual centers. - Wikipedia
			* Through approximately 6th century BC and 4th century BC, the lucrative trans-Saharan trade in pack animals, gold, salt and slaves had begun, facilitating the rise of West Africa's great empires. - Wikipedia
	* Urbanization: 46.2% of total population (2023) - CIA World Factbook		* Urbanization: 46.2% of total population (2023) - CIA World Factbook

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	* Background: Present-day Mali is named after the Mali Empire that ruled the region between the 13th and 16th centuries. - CIA World Factbook		* Background: Present-day Mali is named after the Mali Empire that ruled the region between the 13th and 16th centuries. - CIA World Factbook
	* Background: Primarily a trading empire, Mali derived its wealth from gold and maintained several goldfields and trade routes in the Sahel. - CIA World Factbook		* Background: Primarily a trading empire, Mali derived its wealth from gold and maintained several goldfields and trade routes in the Sahel. - CIA World Factbook
			* Branches: Malian Armed Forces (Forces Armées Maliennes or FAMa): Army (l’Armée de Terre), Air Force (l’Armée de l’Air); National Guard (la Garde Nationale du Mali); National Gendarmerie of Mali (Gendarmerie Nationale du Mali) (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Capital: Bamako - CIA World Factbook		* Capital: Bamako - CIA World Factbook
	* Chief of state: Transition President Assimi GOITA (since 7 June 2021) - CIA World Factbook		* Chief of state: Transition President Assimi GOITA (since 7 June 2021) - CIA World Factbook
	* Climate: subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February) - CIA World Factbook		* Climate: subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February) - CIA World Factbook
			* Equipment: the FAMa's inventory includes mostly Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with smaller quantities of more modern material from a variety of suppliers, including France, Russia, South Africa, Türkiye, and the UAE (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Ethnic groups: Bambara 33.3%, Fulani (Peuhl) 13.3%, Sarakole/Soninke/Marka 9.8%, Senufo/Manianka 9.6%, Malinke 8.8%, Dogon 8.7%, Sonrai 5.9%, Bobo 2.1%, Tuareg/Bella 1.7%, other Malian 6%, from members of Economic Community of West Africa 0.4%, other 0.3% (2018 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Ethnic groups: Bambara 33.3%, Fulani (Peuhl) 13.3%, Sarakole/Soninke/Marka 9.8%, Senufo/Manianka 9.6%, Malinke 8.8%, Dogon 8.7%, Sonrai 5.9%, Bobo 2.1%, Tuareg/Bella 1.7%, other Malian 6%, from members of Economic Community of West Africa 0.4%, other 0.3% (2018 est.) - CIA World Factbook
			* Expenditures: 4.3% of GDP (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Government type: semi-presidential republic - CIA World Factbook		* Government type: semi-presidential republic - CIA World Factbook
	* Head of government: Transition Prime Minister Abdoulaye MAIGA (since 22 November 2024) - CIA World Factbook		* Head of government: Transition Prime Minister Abdoulaye MAIGA (since 22 November 2024) - CIA World Factbook
	* Languages: Bambara (official), French 17.2%, Peuhl/Foulfoulbe/Fulani 9.4%, Dogon 7.2%, Maraka/Soninke 6.4%, Malinke 5.6%, Sonrhai/Djerma 5.6%, Minianka 4.3%, Tamacheq 3.5%, Senoufo 2.6%, Bobo 2.1%, other 6.3%, unspecified 0.7% (2009 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Languages: Bambara (official), French 17.2%, Peuhl/Foulfoulbe/Fulani 9.4%, Dogon 7.2%, Maraka/Soninke 6.4%, Malinke 5.6%, Sonrhai/Djerma 5.6%, Minianka 4.3%, Tamacheq 3.5%, Senoufo 2.6%, Bobo 2.1%, other 6.3%, unspecified 0.7% (2009 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Legal system: civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts - CIA World Factbook		* Legal system: civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts - CIA World Factbook
			* Life expectancy: 63.2 years (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook
			* Literacy: 35.5% (2018 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Location: interior Western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, west of Niger - CIA World Factbook		* Location: interior Western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, west of Niger - CIA World Factbook
			* Major urban areas: 2.929 million BAMAKO (capital) (2023) - CIA World Factbook
			* Median age: 16.5 years (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Natural resources: gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower - CIA World Factbook		* Natural resources: gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower - CIA World Factbook
			* Personnel: information varies; estimated 35-40,000 active FAMa, Gendarmerie, and National Guard (2025) - CIA World Factbook
			* Population: 22,634,423 (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Religions: Muslim 93.9%, Christian 2.8%, animist 0.7%, none 2.5% (2018 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Religions: Muslim 93.9%, Christian 2.8%, animist 0.7%, none 2.5% (2018 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Terrain: mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast - CIA World Factbook		* Terrain: mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast - CIA World Factbook
			* Urbanization: 46.2% of total population (2023) - CIA World Factbook

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Dated events for '''Mali''', generated from the archive. Each line is one headline as it was recorded.

=== 2026-08-24 ===
* Côte d'Ivoire: accusé de viols et d'agressions sexuelles, l'influenceur «Coach Mehdi» a été arrêté au Mali - rfi_afrique

=== 2026-08-23 ===
* Mali: FLA Tuareg rebels release about twenty Malian soldiers - rfi_afrique
* Mali: Tuareg rebels of the FLA release about twenty Malian soldiers - rfi_afrique
* Mali: the Tuareg rebels of the FLA release about twenty Malian soldiers - rfi_afrique

=== 2026-06-23 ===
* Dispatch from Ukraine - Brookings

=== 2026-06-08 ===
* Show Us the Money - Foreign Policy

=== 2026-06-06 ===
* Gaza is a step away from catastrophe - ynet.co.il

=== 2026-05-27 ===
* Is Accountability in Syria Possible? - Pulitzer Center

=== 2026-05-15 ===
* Nicholas Kristof and Death By a Thousand Cuts - The Free Press

=== 2026-05-01 ===
* Recalling Damascus on the Hudson - The Broadsheet

=== 2026-04-27 ===
* The Art of the Nuclear Deal - The New York Times

=== 2026-04-26 ===
* Damascus, Scatter Brain, and New Faces - The Trek

=== 2026-04-25 ===
* Tracking Chinese and Russian Statements on the Iran War - The Washington Institute

=== 2026-04-17 ===
* Damascus, MD - gnews

=== 2026-04-15 ===
* Discover - Twin Cities PBS

=== 2026-04-14 ===
* Israel-Lebanon Peace Talks, Strait of Hormuz Blockade and More - The New York Times

=== 2026-04-06 ===
* New Airstrikes Batter Tehran - The New York Times

=== 2026-04-01 ===
* Smirking Past the Gallows - The Atlantic

=== 2026-03-27 ===
* The Blogs: Dazed and Confused - The Times of Israel

=== 2026-03-25 ===
* Acknowledgments - Pew Research Center
* The Choking of Hormuz - The New York Times

=== 2026-03-05 ===
* Whither Palestine and the Palestinians? - Arab Center Washington DC

=== 2026-02-28 ===
* Iran After the Ayatollah - Christianity Today

=== 2026-02-27 ===
* Shipping Tribune - shippingtribune.com

=== 2026-02-10 ===
* Cutting Through the Fog of War (and Peace) in Syria - The Washington Institute

=== 2026-02-09 ===
* The Gap between Perception and Reality - The Times of Israel

=== 2026-02-03 ===
* A Lifeline for Gaza - The New York Times

=== 2026-01-31 ===
* Gal Hirsch discusses Hamas, hostages with 'Post' - The Jerusalem Post

=== 2026-01-28 ===
* Iran is out of good options - Defense Priorities

=== 2026-01-19 ===
* How Turkey and Damascus Engineered a Kurdish Defeat - Modern Diplomacy

=== 2026-01-15 ===
* Statement from Spain and France on Turkey. - haber7.com

=== 2025-12-29 ===
* The Strange Fear of Russia - Geopolitical Futures

=== 2025-12-23 ===
* A Real Negotiation Process - RAND

=== 2025-12-19 ===
* Opinion | Weighing Politics and Morality in the Israel Debate - The New York Times

=== 2025-12-12 ===
* Msayleh - Human Rights Watch

=== 2025-12-08 ===
* Baraa in Syria - Al Jazeera

=== 2025-12-07 ===
* The Road to Damascus - Al Jazeera

=== 2025-11-19 ===
* Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) - Iran Watch

=== 2025-11-18 ===
* Hamas - Middle East Institute

=== 2025-10-28 ===
* How Israel is winning the wars and losing the peace - NPR

=== 2025-10-26 ===
* Javad Naeimi: Mossad Spy or a Victim? - WANA News Agency

=== 2025-10-14 ===
* Opinion | Mr. Trump, on the Middle East, Please Move Fast and Break Things - The New York Times

=== 2025-10-13 ===
* Poor Syria - Arab American Institute

=== 2025-10-09 ===
* Cruise Missiles Are the Present and Future of Warfare - RAND

=== 2025-10-08 ===
* Apocalypse in Gulf is now or never - Deccan Herald

=== 2025-10-01 ===
* Focus on the Druze - Jewish Policy Center
* Gas and Geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean - Arab Center Washington DC

=== 2025-09-29 ===
* Close to The Edge - Nowlebanon

=== 2025-09-26 ===
* Israel - General Debate

=== 2025-09-24 ===
* Returning to Yarmouk - Jewish Currents

=== 2025-09-17 ===
* Ecocide, Imperialism and Palestine Liberation - Transnational Institute
* History of the Kaaba - TRT World

=== 2025-09-12 ===
* Survival Over Defection - persuasion.community - gnews

=== 2025-09-05 ===
* Discontent Amid Despair - Riddle Russia

=== 2025-09-04 ===
* Disarmament or Diversion? Berri’s Maneuver and Hezbollah’s Outsourcing - Nowlebanon

=== 2025-09-03 ===
* Busiest Ocean Trade Route - Marine Insight

=== 2025-08-29 ===
* US Military Redeployment in Iraq: Strategic Withdrawal or Tactical Shift? - Geopolitical Monitor

=== 2025-08-28 ===
* White Hats and Black Hats in the Middle East - Paul D. Miller - The Dispatch

=== 2025-08-26 ===
* Ukraine, Land Swaps, and Patriotic Assassination - Cato Institute

=== 2025-08-25 ===
* Talking and Fighting Intersect in Gaza - The Soufan Center

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* Area: 1,240,192 sq km - CIA World Factbook
* Background: At its peak in the 14th century, it was the largest and wealthiest empire in West Africa and controlled an area about twice the size of modern-day France. - CIA World Factbook
* Background: Present-day Mali is named after the Mali Empire that ruled the region between the 13th and 16th centuries. - CIA World Factbook
* Background: Primarily a trading empire, Mali derived its wealth from gold and maintained several goldfields and trade routes in the Sahel. - CIA World Factbook
* Capital: Bamako - CIA World Factbook
* Chief of state: Transition President Assimi GOITA (since 7 June 2021) - CIA World Factbook
* Climate: subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February) - CIA World Factbook
* Ethnic groups: Bambara 33.3%, Fulani (Peuhl) 13.3%, Sarakole/Soninke/Marka 9.8%, Senufo/Manianka 9.6%, Malinke 8.8%, Dogon 8.7%, Sonrai 5.9%, Bobo 2.1%, Tuareg/Bella 1.7%, other Malian 6%, from members of Economic Community of West Africa 0.4%, other 0.3% (2018 est.) - CIA World Factbook
* Government type: semi-presidential republic - CIA World Factbook
* Head of government: Transition Prime Minister Abdoulaye MAIGA (since 22 November 2024) - CIA World Factbook
* Languages: Bambara (official), French 17.2%, Peuhl/Foulfoulbe/Fulani 9.4%, Dogon 7.2%, Maraka/Soninke 6.4%, Malinke 5.6%, Sonrhai/Djerma 5.6%, Minianka 4.3%, Tamacheq 3.5%, Senoufo 2.6%, Bobo 2.1%, other 6.3%, unspecified 0.7% (2009 est.) - CIA World Factbook
* Legal system: civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts - CIA World Factbook
* Location: interior Western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, west of Niger - CIA World Factbook
* Natural resources: gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower - CIA World Factbook
* Religions: Muslim 93.9%, Christian 2.8%, animist 0.7%, none 2.5% (2018 est.) - CIA World Factbook
* Terrain: mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast - CIA World Factbook

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