Collect calls cannot be made from Mali. Calls to the United States cost approximately ten dollars a minute. A place where several pretty good ones-back button to return Mali is a West African nation with a new democratically elected system of government. Facilities for tourism are limited. A visa is required.
Medical facilities are limited.
Many medicines are unavailable. Petty crime, including pickpocketing and purse snatching, is common. Incidents of banditry and vehicle theft have been reported along major travel routes, near the principal cities and in smaller towns. Victims have included foreigners. The roads from Bamako to Mopti, Douentza, Koutiala, Sikasso, and Bougouni, and a few other roads are paved.