Good evening. I was hoping you could help me learn some information on Mali. I believe it may be a country in Africa but that is all I know. 
 I would be happy to. Are you interested in its history? 
 Yes I sure am. 
 the govt of mali is suspected of supporting some of these groups under the guise of they being proxies in the war against islamists in the northern mali conflict 
 What groups? 
 i am not sure but i do know that mali fell under the control of france during the late 19th century 
 What can you tell me about the economy 
 electricity and water are maintained by the energie du mali, or edm, and textiles are generated by industry textile du mali, or itema 
 So is there economy "good". 
 I am not sure, but I can tell you that Mali underwent economic reform, beginning in 1988 by signing agreements with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. 
 Thank you for that information. Any more information you can provide me. 
 The name Mali is taken from the name of the Mali Empire. 
 Alright. Thank you so much. 
 You're welcome!
Mali