Society - 30 July 2026
Government Launches Construction of Nine New Public High Schools
Bamako, Mali, July 30, 2026 - Education authorities launched construction of nine new public lycées, including one at Moribabougou, expanding secondary capacity in and around the capital district.
Bamako, Mali, July 30, 2026 - Education authorities launched construction of nine new public lycées, including one at Moribabougou, expanding secondary capacity in and around the capital district.
The programme follows publication of the June 2026 baccalauréat results earlier in July.
This detail was included in the mid-to-late July MALI briefing.
Officials link school expansion to demographic pressure and to keeping adolescents in formal education amid insecurity elsewhere.
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