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Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a population of 2,009,109. In 2006, it was estimated to be the fastest-growing city in Africa and sixth-fastest in the world. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country.

The National Library of Mali (French: Direction nationale des Bibliothèques et de la Documentation) is located in Bamako, Mali.In 1938, the Institut Français d’Afrique Noire (IFAN) was established to study the language, history, and culture of the peoples under French colonial rule in Africa. Following Mali's 1960 independence, in 1962 the IFAN Centre in Bamako was renamed by the Mali government the Institut des Sciences Humaines (Institute of Human Sciences) or the Mali Institute for the Study of the Humanities.

The Embassy of Ghana in Bamako is the diplomatic mission of the Republicof Ghana to Mali. It also serves as the official residence of the Ghana ambassador to Mali.Ghana's diplomatic relations with Mali could be traced from the Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union. The union disbanded in May 1963 however Ghana and Mali continued to appoint ambassadors to represent their countries in the capital of their former ally.

The Burkinabe ambassador in Bamako is the official representative of the Government in Ouagadougou to the Government of Mali.