The Malian Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy announced Iran's willingness to train Malian specialists in fields such as communications, telecommunications, cybersecurity and 5G, following a meeting between the Malian Minister of Communication and the Iranian ambassador in Mali's capital Bamako.
A number of projects were announced, including the creation of an innovation center in Mali and capacity building for Mali's national television station.
The creation of an innovation center in Mali and the reinforcement of Malian television's capacities were also on the menu.
The only additional information disclosed concerning the training program was that the experts would be appointed from among the Ministry's executives.
Reciprocal visits by heads of diplomacy
Digital technology is a new area of cooperation between Bamako and Tehran.
Their rapprochement reached a new stage in 2022, when Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop visited Tehran in February and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visited Bamako in August.
The areas of security, the fight against terrorism, health, higher education, scientific research, technology, agriculture and livestock breeding were discussed.