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Officially the Republic of Mali. Country in **West Africa.** Borders **Algeria** on the north, **Niger** on the east. 1,240,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi). Population of **14.5 million**. Its capital is **Bamako**. Mali consists of **eight** **regions.** majority of inhabitants live in the country's **southern** part. The country's economic structure centers around **agriculture** and **fishing**. Some of Mali's prominent **natural** **resources** include **gold**, **uranium**, and **salt**. About half the population live **below** the **international** **poverty** **line** of US$1.25 a day. Former Malian **politician.** **President** of Mali since April 2012. President of **National** **Assembly** **of Mali** since September 2007. President of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali-African Party for Solidarity and Justice since 2000. President of the Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">An alliance of parties that supported the re-election of President Amadou Youmani Touré in 2007. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">When he was sworn in, he pledged to **"wage a total and relentless war”.** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">On 21 May 2012, Traoré was **attacked** by a group of demonstrators. He was beat, punched, kicked, and stripped naked. The crowd took the pieces of his clothes, triumphantly shouting that he was dead. He was brought unconscious to a hospital. He was reported having no major head injury. The protesters were killed and others of the crowd wounded. He remained hidden away in France for two months, returning in July. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Foundation**: 22nd <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Sustainable Economic Opportunity:** 31st: 45th in the **bottom** **10** list for Infrastructure <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Use of miliitary to gain independence. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">BBC. "Mali Profile." BBC News. BBC, 26 Sept. 2012. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. []. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wikipedia. "Dioncounda Traoré." Dioncounda Traoré. N.p., 10 Jan. 2012. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioncounda_Traor%C3%A9>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wikipedia. "Mali." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Jan. 2012. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali>.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Identify their character: **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Dioncounda Traoré
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Safety and Rule of Law: **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">14th
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Participation and Human Rights: **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">16th ; 7th in the **top** **10** list for **human** **rights** ; 46th in the **bottom** **10** scores for **Gender** **rights**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Human Development: **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">32nd
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 * -** In Somolia, the government and the military is a very joined concept and they also had trouble in the past with military dictatorship.
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The previous president rescued Mali from miilitary dictatorship establishing democracy, but it is feared that Toure will bring that back with the use of military, as he plans on a war.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Friends: **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">In August 2012 many Malians were discplaces as the country faced a "complex humanitarian emergency" due to lack of food security and were sent to neighboring countries such as **Niger** and **Algeria**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Foes: **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">One of the few countries that doesn't want to help Mali is **Egypt.** Egypt doesn't want to help in the supportive role of helping to rebuild Mali's democracy.
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