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MAJOR MALIAN DELEGATION to visit the African Business Conference at VCU

At the end of September the RICHMOND SISTER CITY COMMISSION and Virginia Friends of Mali will receive an important delegation from Ségou, led by Governor of Ségou, Mr Georges TOGO; the mayor of Ségou, Mr Nouhoum DIARRA; and the Rector of the University of Ségou, Dr Souleymane KOUYATÉ. Our VFoM Mali representatives will also be present: Madani SISSOKO in Ségou, and Kalifa TOURÉ in Bamako.

They will attend the VFoM annual meeting (dinner + dancing) on the Friday, 6th October. It will be attended by the Chargé d’Affaires in Washington, His Excellency Mr Mohammed Al Moustapha Cissé.

We also are excited to anticipate the visit of Mr Issa Sangaré, the dynamic new President of Malian Association (AMAW) in Washington, who was elected May 21st 2017.

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