Guides and Directories

BBC News - Country Profile: Mali
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1021454.stm

CIA - The World Factbook: Mali
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ml.html

Columbia University Libraries - African Studies: Mali
Directory of categorized and annotated links.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Mali.html

Cool Planet - Mali
Reference material from Oxfam includes a virtual journey along with details on the people and culture, arts and environment.
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/journey/mali/guidebk.htm

Geographia - An Introduction to Mali
Introduction to the location, climate, people, and history of the country.
http://www.geographia.com/mali/

The Index on Africa - Mali
Extensive set of categorized and annotated links to web resources from the Norwegian Council for Africa (NCA). Topics include business, human rights, culture, health, and tourism.
http://www.afrika.no/index/Countries/Mali/

InfoPlease - Mali
Introduction to the land and people, history and economy of the country.
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0831367.html

NationMaster - Mali
Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ml-mali

Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Mali
Annotated directory of links to web resources.
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/mali.html

UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Mali
Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles/sub-saharan-africa/mali

University of Colorado - GovPubs: Mali
Links to resources from the country's own government, the United States, the United Nations and international sources.
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/mali.htm

University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Mali
Annotated directory of links to resources.
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Mali.html

US Department of State - Mali
Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, USAID page, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Country and Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/ml/

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Mali
Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/mali/mali.html

Wikipedia - Mali
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture of the West African country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali