Mali is home to a diverse range of ethnic groupings and tribes, each of which speaks a different indigenous language some of which include Bambara, Bomu, Bozo, Dogon, Fulfulde, Hassaniya Arabic, Mamara, Maninkakan, Soninke, Songhay, Syenara, Tamasheq, Xaasongaxango. Despite the fact that French is Mali’s official language, only about 5% to 10% of the population speaks it. Mali’s official language is French, which is the result of 68 years of European colonization. Well, we’re about to see how much of this strength is put into the country’s cuisine. The name means “the place where the king lives and carries a connotation of strength”. The name Mali is taken from the name of the Mali Empire. Mali is Africa’s eighth-largest country, with little over 1,240,000 square kilometers, and has a population of 19.1 million people. Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa, formally known as the Republic of Mali. The country is definitely one you should visit and we have the perfect food guide to get your belly some new delicious cravings.

The country offers a blissful retreat to the tourists with its unique mélange of bizarre landscapes, beautiful artwork, spectacular mosques made entirely of mud, pink sandstone villages, and long stretches of undulating desserts, and its cuisine is just something else. Malian dishes are absolutely superb which shouldn’t be a surprise as Mali is one of the most beautiful countries in Africa. Meni-Meniyong (Malinese Sweet-Honey Sweet)

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