Maliweb – translated via Google.
The city of Mopti is actively preparing for the inauguration ceremony of the Great Mosque renovated and built market. The event, which will see the participation of the President of Republic , Amadou Toumani, Prince Karim Aga Khan, will be held on April 24 next, Malian where people and nationals in Bamako are preparing a big party and reunion around common ideals for the development of the resort.
The capital of the 5th region is a welcome one of the flagship events of the year 2008. This is the inaugural ceremony of the Grand Mosque Friday renovated and newly built market. Both work has been carried out by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) a component of Network Aga Khan Development (AKDN).
The organization is active in our country for over 25 years in the areas of micro-finance, culture, social affairs, the economy. Already, in February 2005, Mali had received His Highness Karim Aga Khan, Imam of the Ismaili Shia Muslims and who heads the Network.
Cooperation between the two sides led to the signing on 1 August 2005, an agreement of establishment.
On February 22, 2006, Aga Khan Trust for Culture signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Ministry of la Culture for the conservation of earthen architecture in Mali. Its operations began with the restoration works of the Great Mosque in Mopti Komoguel I, which will be followed by Ber Djingarey mosques in Timbuktu and Djenne.
The Network is active in many other areas of socio-economic development in the city of Mopti whose market Machigadji newly constructed. The opening of these two facilities is regarded as a major event for nationals of the circle of Mopti in Bamako.
The Association nationals Circle Bamako to Mopti, which is not yet formalized, intends to make the event a big party, but also a part of reunion. According to its provisional president, Cheick Hamala Traoré, the cars will be made freely available to citizens to go to the ceremony. “We want the citizens to feel involved. Those who wish can go through our cars, which will start at Magnambougou Wèrèda before the pastry stop,” said Mr. Traoré. Traoré.
Echoing the same, Sory Kémésso charged to the statement of the Association, adding that this is a reunion of nationals to Circle Mopti a hub of economic development.
For him, commune with other replete with enormous potential agro-sylvo-pastoral which are not sufficiently developed. Therefore, it believes that a combination of nationals will be welcome for harmonious development. It is left with no other ambition than the development of the Circle of Mopti which all municipalities are located on the Niger River in which they can further benefit for the improvement of living conditions of the people” said Mr Kémésso. Kémésso.
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