位於西非的內陸國家，約有一半的國土是沙漠。1960年脫離法國殖民後先後經歷多位獨裁者統治，直到1992年才正式選出民主化時代第一任總統。
人類發展指數為全球倒數第六名，人均GDP不到900美元，是全球最低度發展國家之一。2020年發生軍事政變，又在2021年發生政變中的政變( 臨時副總統奪權)，西方各國擔心馬利的政治動盪將會讓非洲的恐怖組織有機可趁。

Year Founded: 1960

Mali is a land-locked state in West Africa with half of its territory covered by desert. This country has had several dictators since it broke away from French colonial control in 1960. It wasn’t until 1992 that the state officially had their first democratically elected president. 

Mali has a Human Development Index score that is in the bottom six in the world and a less than US$900 GDP per capita. It is one of the least developed countries in the world. In 2020, there was an attempted military coup and then in 2021, another coup (led by the interim Vice President) took place within the group that had ousted the previous government. Countries in the West worry that the political turmoil in Mali may provide an opening to African terrorist organizations.