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Urban-Rural Linkages: Experiences from Bamako to Ouagadougou, Mali
November 8 @ 11:00 – 12:00
Between 1998 and 2009, Mali’s capital, Bamako, recorded significant growth, ranking among the fastest growing cities in sub-Saharan Africa and the world, at a rate of 5.4%.
To take up these challenges associated with urban growth, the authorities of the District of Bamako launched an ambitious initiative in 2008, which resulted ten years later in the creation of the “Grand Bamako” metropolis, successfully bringing together the District Town Hall of Bamako, the six communes of the District and nineteen peri-urban municipalities.
Before its creation, the concept of Grand Bamako was presented during the CityRAP workshop organized in Ouagadougou from October 23 to 27, 2018 by the West African Economic and Monetary Union Commission (WAEMU) in partnership with UN-Habitat. The participants, from WAEMU member countries, were seduced by this initiative.
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