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The United States and Mali established diplomatic relations on September 24, 1960. Mali was a regional partner in the Global War on Terrorism. Mali also serves as an important laboratory for testing new anti- malaria medicines for use by American citizen travelers and for research that will have an Africa-wide impact.
U.S.-Malian relations are described by the U.S. Department of State as "excellent and expanding," especially given Mali's recent record of democratic stability in the volatile area of West Africa and its avowed support of the war on terrorism. Mali is reported to be one of the largest recipients of U.S. aid in Africa.
Mali, [ c ] officially the Republic of Mali, [ d ] is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over 1,241,238 square kilometres (479,245 sq mi). [ 9 ] The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east by Niger, to the northwest by Mauritania, to the south by Burkina Faso and ...
Until the military coup of March 22, 2012 [1] [2] and a second military coup in December 2012 [3] the politics of Mali took place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Mali is head of state with a Presidentially appointed Prime Minister as the head of government, and of a multi-party system.
Malian voters cast ballots on a new draft constitution Sunday in a referendum that the country's coup leader says will pave the way toward holding new elections in 2024, but critics have called it ...
The United States Constitution has had influence internationally on later constitutions and legal thinking. Its influence appears in similarities of phrasing and borrowed passages in other constitutions, as well as in the principles of the rule of law, separation of powers and recognition of individual rights.
The constitution provides for multi party democracy with the only prohibition against parties on ethnic, gender, regional or religious grounds. [4] The constitution states that Mali adheres to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. It guarantees the right to strike and the independence of ...
Politics of Mali. A constitutional referendum was held in Mali on 12 January 1992. The new constitution would restore multi-party democracy, create a division of powers between the President and National Assembly, and set a presidential term of five limits. It was approved by 99% of voters with a 44% turnout.