 | The Courier - N°159 - Sept- Oct 1996 Dossier Investing in People Country Reports: Mali ; Western Samoa հղում աղբյուրինec159e.htm |
 |  | Acnowledgements |
|  | Meeting points |
| | Ieremiah Tabai, Secretary General of the Forum Secretariat |
| | ACP |
| | A success story for African mining |
| | Joint Assembly to consider climate problem |
| | ACP-EU Council in Apia |
| | Kenya's economy in the 1990s |
| | Country report |
| | Mali : An omnipresent sense of history |
| | Three republics to create one democracy |
| | Interview with Ali N. Diallo, President of the National Assembly |
| | Profile |
| | Interview with Amadou Seydou Traoré, opposition leader and USRDA spokesman |
| | The magnetism of the unfamiliar... but unexotic |
| | Mali-EU cooperation |
| | NGOs finally achieve tangible results |
| | Western Samoa |
| | A new spirit of enterprise |
| | An interview with Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance |
| | Profile |
| | Marketing a tropical idyIl |
| | Interview with opposition leader Tupua Tamasese Efi |
| | Western Samoa-EU cooperation |
| | Dossier |
| | Investing in people |
| | A much needed new focus for SAPs |
| | Capacity building for management and development |
| | The role of international academic cooperation |
| | Brain drain : Colossal loss of investments for developing countries |
| | 'Brain gain' : A cost - effective UNDP programme |
| | Mobilising Commonwealth skills for Commonwealth development |
| | EU's investments in education and training in the ACP states |
| | Analysis |
| | EU-ACP relations : Building for tomorrow |
| | The view of civil society on the future after Lomé IV |
| | 'Democratising democracy' |
| | Close-up |
| | Growing rice at high altitude in Burundi |
| | Developing world |
| | Freedom of expression: the heartbeat of democracy |
| | Campaigning for free expression in the SADC region |
| | Volunteers show their worth |
| | Structural adiustment, the environment, and sustainable development |
| | Culture and society |
| | Why a Biennial Festival of Contemporary African Art? |
| | Acting against AIDS |
| | CTA-Bulletin |
| | Earthen architecture |
| | The courier’s mailbag |
| | Bibliography |
| | News round-up |
| | In brief |
| | The institutions at work |
| | Visits |
| | Support for human rights |
| | Aid for rehabilitation |
| | European development fund |
| | European investment bank |
| | Humanitarian aid |
| | Food aid |
Profile
General information
Area: 1 240 190 km²
Population: 10 million
Population density: 8.15 per km²
Population growth rate: 3.1 %
Capital: Bamako (pop.700 000)
Other main towns: Ségou (65 000), Mopti (52 000), Sikasso (50 000), Koutiala (37 000)
Languages: French (official language), Bambara, Peul, Shongoi, Tamashek
Curreny: CFA franc. In July 1996,1 ECU was worth CFAF 647.5 ($1 = CFAF 515)
Politics
Government: Mixed presidential and parliamentary system. Greater powers are due to be transferred to the regions after the next elections.
Head of State: Alpha Oumar Konaré
Prime Minister: Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Political parties represented in Parliament: ADEMA (absolute majority). 'Opposition' - CNID, USRDA and numerous other smaller groupings.
Map
Economy
(1993 figures unless otherwise stated) GDP: CFAF 753.8 billion
GDP per capita: $530
Origin of GDP by sector: agriculture 42%, industry 11 %, services 47%
Real GDP growth: 2.4%
Balance of payments: deficit of CFAF 84.1 billion (estimated)
Main trade partners (% of total trade)
Exports: Thailand (24.2%), Brazil (19.1%), Ireland (9.7%), Belgium/Luxembourg (9.7%)
Imports: Côte d'lvoire (22.2%), France (14.5%), Senegal (9.7%), Hong Kong (4.6%)
Main exports: cotton 40%, livestock 28%, gold 17.5%
Annual inflation rate: 3%
Social indicators
Life expectancy at birth: 46.2
Infant mortalityper 1000 live births: 158
Adult literacy: 28.4%
Enrolment in education (primary, secondary and tertiary): 16%
Human Development Index rating: 0.223 (171st out of 174)
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