Mali: five years after Assimi Goïta’s coup, the economy oscillates between gold and lithium

Five years after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (August 2020) and the consolidation of power by Colonel Assimi Goïta, the Malian economy presents a paradoxical picture: real resilience despite repeated political, security, and climate shocks, but a potential still hampered by regulatory uncertainty, high domestic financing costs, and mining dependence. The years 2022-2024 have...