Video at the source in French. Text translated:
Mali, with its 1 241 238 square kilometers, is the largest state in West Africa after Niger. He has nearly 12 million inhabitants. Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world. 1 / 3 of Malians are suffering from bad nutrition, 90% live with just 1 euro per day, only 20% of adults are literate, drought, foreign debt that is strangling the country. The solution for the survival of some areas appears to be the tourism development. Certainly one of 10 places in the world to see before you die.
80 to 90% of Malians are Muslims.
Today places of worship are among the most beautiful buildings of Mali. But conservation is difficult. Mosques as many houses in the country are made of mud (mud) and require an annual restoration.
Komoguel Mosque in the city of Mopti was the first in Mali to qualify for assistance from Aga Khan, one of the largest private networks of aid to social, cultural and economic for all people without distinction. His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary imam of Shiite Ismaili Muslims is the chairman of the 9 agencies around the world.
Major projects of the Aga Khan is currently in Mali, they will help us understand the richness and cultural diversity of the country. We offer a journey through time, from the port of Mopti, the busiest in West Africa and the rhythm of the waters of the river Niger. En route to Djenne and its mosque, the largest mud building in the world, and Timbuktu, mysterious city, with 333 saints and cross the River Niger and the Sahara.
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