Fulani and Dogon cliff area
Boy beside an animal shade
Mali is the largest
country in West Africa and is made up mainly of arid plains
bordering the Sahara desert. Mali is known for its Architecture,
Art and Music, and for its ancient cities like Timbuktu.
Mali had a series of large empires built upon trade of
salt, gold and other goods along the Niger River and camel
caravan routes across the Sahara. Mali today retains a
cosmopolitan air. It has a democratic government. Most
people live from the land as subsistence farmers. Mali
is economically one of the poorest countries. It is deeply
worrying that many people are rapidly losing their natural
resources and livelihoods, and that conflicts are growing
as people have to compete over increasingly scarce resources
due to desertification and climate change.
Fulani woman selling milk
