Mali media guide
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Mali's jihadist insurgency and the military-led government have degraded media freedoms.
Militant groups threaten journalists and target media outlets. Pro-junta groups have demanded "patriotic journalism", leading to self-censorship.
Radio is the leading medium. There are hundreds of stations, operated by private and community broadcasters and by the state-run Office de Radiodiffusion-Television du Mali (ORTM). The BBC broadcasts in Bamako (88.9 FM).
The TV sector is much smaller.
Almost all daily and weekly newspapers publish from Bamako. Circulation figures are low. L'Essor is the leading title.
There were 12.4 million internet uses by December 2021, comprising 59% of the population (Internetworldstats.com). The regime has not interfered with internet or social media access.
Social media use is concentrated in the cities and among young people. Facebook is the top platform.
Press/Online
L'Essor, external - state-owned daily
Le Republican - private daily
L'Independent, external - private daily
Les Echos - private daily
Le Combat, external - private daily
MaliWeb, external - news portal
Malijet, external - news website
aBamako, external - news website
Maliactu, external - news website
Sahelien, external - regional website based in Bamako, launched in 2014 with backing from the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) focuses on news in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali
Television
Office de la Radiodiffusion Television du Mali (ORTM), external - public, operates ORTM TV and TM2, programmes in French and local languages
Africable TV, external - privately-owned pan-African TV, based in Bamako
Radio
Office de Radiodiffusion Television du Mali (ORTM), external - public network of national and regional stations
Mikado FM, external - operated by UN's MINUSMA mission
Radio Bamakan - community station, Bamako
Radio Liberte - private, Bamako
Radio Kledu, external - private, Bamako
Radio Kayira - private, Bamako
News agency
AMAP, external - Agence Malienne de Presse