MOUNTOUGOULA, Mali (AP) — For Aminata Doumbia, an 18-year-old Malian, the “Shifin ni Tagne” project was a path for her life dreams. A phrase meaning “our future” in the country’s main local language, ...

Mali, a country in West Africa, has removed French from being the official language of communication to being a working language following the implementation of its new constitution. The law was ...

In Mali, a few lines from the country's proposed draft constitution are fueling an ongoing debate about what its official language - or languages - should be. Since Mali gained independence from ...

Bambara is the most widely spoken language in Mali, but in schools, only French is taught. A startup is trying to change that, so pupils will not only be able to speak but also read and write in their ...