Mali organizes BAMEX’25 a security and defense exhibition in cooperation with Türkiye
The Security and Defense Exhibition (BAMEX’25), organized in cooperation between the Malian government and Türkiye, has kicked off in Mali until November 14th.
The exhibition is known for the wide participation of the Turkish defense industry sector, especially drones, where Baykar is showcasing some of the miniature models of its Bayraktar TB2, Bayraktar Akanci, Bayraktar TB3, and Bayrakdar Kızılma.
In parallel with the organization of the exhibition, the Malian Ambassador to Türkiye, Issa Osman Coulibaly, presented on behalf of the interim president, General Assimi Goyta, the general manager of the Turkish Baykar company for the manufacture of drones, Haluk Bayraktar, with an honorary medal.
Mali is among the African countries that have acquired the Turkish drones, along with other countries including Niger, Burkina Faso, Togo, Nigeria, Morocco, Libya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Rwanda and Kenya.
The exhibition is known for the participation of delegations from several African countries, including Niger, Burkina Faso, and Morocco, and the Malian government has extended official invitations to more than 50 countries.
The exhibition provides opportunities for partnerships and cooperation agreements between African countries and Türkiye, and comes in light of the growing attacks by armed groups in several Malian regions, some of which are close to the capital.
The exhibition is also being organized in light of the fuel crisis that Mali is suffering from due to the imposition of a ban on the entry of fuel into the country, which caused the suspension of classes for two weeks before resuming last Monday, and following this crisis, several Western countries called on their nationals to leave Bamako.
Mali has recovered hundreds of truckloads of fuel, and activity is gradually returning to the capital, but the crisis has not been overcome definitively.
