CIVICUS speaks with two representatives of Malian civil society – Modibo Diakite, president of the Association for the Socio-Economic and Technological Development of Youth (ADEJ-Mali), and Fakassi Fofana, coordinator of a partner humanitarian organisation – about the likely consequences of a draft law to tax civil society organisations (CSOs).
Mali’s National Transitional Council – a military junta – has been in power since a 2020 coup and has repeatedly resisted pressure for a return to democracy. It recently dissolved all political parties and banned political gatherings. The junta is currently considering a bill to impose a mandatory 10 per cent levy on funds received by CSOs. This draft law forms part of a broader context of increasing restrictions on civic and democratic space.
