The Events
Audience granted by H.E.M. the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water of the Republic of Mali on May 11, 2021 as part of the network players' mission to Bamako.
On behalf of the ministerial cabinet :
- H.E. the Minister of Mines, Water and Energy
- Mr. DEMBELE Lamine, Minister's Chief of Staff
On behalf of the network :
- Laurent VIDAL, IRD Mali Representative
- Professor YAO Alphonse, Coordinator of the network's leading center
- Patrice EBAH, Network coordinator
The network team presented the network through its research programs, centers, fellows and upcoming events, notably the Niamey bootcamp on multi-scale approaches to the impacts of artisanal and industrial gold mining in West Africa: Issues, Methodologies and Research Perspectives.
An invitation has been sent to H.E. the Minister for his teams to take part in this regional mining mass.
The Minister did not fail to lend his support to the network's actions, reassuring the missionaries of his readiness to accompany the network in its noble mission. He reassured the network's players that his collaborators would be attending the Niamey bootcamp. In addition to these strong words, he undertook to organize a meeting between his counterpart in higher education and the network players before they left Mali. This was done.