PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2022 Bamako, Mali – On September 19th Mali’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdoulaye Diop and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Miriam Lutz signed an amendment to the development assistance agreement between the United States and Mali representing new funding in ... Read More»
U.S. Government Investing $1.9M to Boost Fonio Exports from Mali
USAID / Prosper Africa co-investment grant to Mali Shi SA and Yolélé will boost exports, create 13,000 jobs BAMAKO, MALI – Establishing a direct trade of fonio between the United States and Mali is the ambitious goal of a joint project of two companies, Mali Shi SA and Yolélé , which have been awarded a co-investment grant of $1.9 million ... Read More»
The United States of America Promotes Social Cohesion through $2.5 million in Grants through the New Partnerships Initiative (NPI)
USAID has signed two-year grant agreements worth a combined $2.5 million (FCFA 1.38 billion) with local organizations in Mali through the New Partnerships Initiative (NPI). The new USAID Mali partners are Association Subaahi Gumo (ASG); Institut Malien de Recherche Action pour la Paix (IMRAP); and World Education (WEI), an international organization working with local partner Aide à l’Enfant du Désert et ... Read More»
USAID Launches Health Program in Northern Mali
October 22, 2021 Bamako, Mali – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $15 million (FCFA 8.25 billion) over the next five-years to improve the health and resilience of people in northern Mali. Northern Mali faces numerous challenges due to marginalization, recurring conflict, displacement of people, and historical inequities in governance and ... Read More»
USAID Funds Education in Northern Mali
October 21, 2021 Bamako, Mali – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided initial funding of $5 million (FCFA 2.75 billion) for the regions of Gao, Kidal and Timbuktu to support education in northern Mali. This aid from the American people is a contribution to the United Nations global fund for education ... Read More»
Arrival of USAID Mali Mission Director Miriam Lutz
September 27, 2021 Bamako, Mali – The United States Embassy in Mali and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are pleased to announce today’s arrival of USAID Mali Mission Director Miriam Lutz. Ms. Lutz has been with USAID for the past two decades, most recently serving as Country Representative in Sierra Leone. She ... Read More»
The American People Invest in Mali’s Health Systems
PRESS RELEASE December 10, 2020 Bamako, Mali – The United States and Mali share a belief that a healthy population is essential to building a stronger, more prosperous nation. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is celebrating the contributions of two major health programs that have achieved great successes, and is announcing a ... Read More»
USAID Awards $4 Million to WFP for COVID-19 in Mali
PRESS RELEASE August 17, 2020 Bamako, Mali – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has issued a $4 million grant to the World Food Program (WFP) in Mali to help mitigate the negative effects of COVID-19. The award will provide food assistance to more than 196 thousand food insecure Malians in Kayes, Bamako, ... Read More»
USAID Administrator Mark Green on the Launch of the U.S. Global Health Security Strategy
For Immediate Release Thursday, May 9, 2019 Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov The increase in the number of infectious-diseases outbreaks (e.g., Ebola, Zika, and yellow fever) around the world and the risk posed by an accidental or deliberate release of dangerous pathogens highlight the need for a sustained, multi-sectoral, and coordinated ... Read More»
United States and Mali – Fighting Malaria Together
April 25, 2019 –World Malaria Day Over the last five years, Mali with assistance from the United States, has reduced the burden of malaria by 60 percent – helping to improve the health resilience of people living all over the country. This achievement is as result of cooperation between many partners and countless communities throughout ... Read More»
Launch of One Health Plateform in Mali
Embassy of the United States in Mali Press Release No: BAM2018-011 ENG Bamako, Mali, June 28, 2018 Bamako, Mali – On June 21, 2018, the U.S. government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Malian government reinforced their long-standing partnership in the health sector with the launch of the “One Health ... Read More»
New USAID Mission Director Scott Dobberstein Takes Oath of Office in Bamako, Mali –Remarks
USAID Mission Director Mali Scott Dobberstein U.S. Embassy Bamako, Mali May 9, 2018 Awou ni sogoma ! (Good morning!) Thank you very much Ambassador Folmsbee and USAID Mali’s Deputy Anne Williams for your kind words and for presiding over this swearing in ceremony. I feel privileged to be serving with an Ambassador, who is passionate ... Read More»
USAID’s New Mission Director in Mali Takes Oath
BAMAKO – Scott Dobberstein took his oath of office as the USAID Mission Director for Mali May 9, and spoke about the importance of decentralization for good governance, and the need to promote peace and stability so that development can take place. United States Ambassador to Mali Paul Folmsbee, administered the oath of office for ... Read More»
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