Ivory Coast–Mali relations

Ivory Coast–Mali relations are the bilateral relations between Ivory Coast and Mali. The length of the state border between the two countries is 599 km. Ivory Coast has an embassy in Bamako. Mali has an embassy in Abidjan. Both countries are members of the African Union, ECOWAS and Non-Aligned Movement.

History

Relations between Ivory Coast and Mali have never been particularly close, but they are less confrontational than Ivory Coast's relations with Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Ghana. Abidjan and Bamako have maintained relatively stable relations, ranging from friendly to cordial, despite Mali's socialist orientation in the 1960s and 1970s.

In 2012, the Tuareg rebellion began in Mali, prompting Ivory Coast to strengthen its armed forces to secure its northern border.

Trade

Mali is the third-largest consumer of Ivorian products in the world, importing goods from Ivory Coast worth 404 million USD in 2017.

See also

• Foreign relations of Ivory Coast
• Foreign relations of Mali
• Ivory Coast–Mali border

References

Mali Category:Bilateral relations of Mali