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The tallest building in Mali (20 floors high), with Neo-Sudanic architecture and features reminiscent of the Sudan-Sahelian architecture of mosques in Djenne and Timbuktu. A readily visible landmark on the Bamako skyline.
The BCEAO Tower is a building in Bamako, Mali. At 20 stories and 80m (262ft) high, it is the tallest building in the West African nation. It sits on the north ("right→") bank of the Niger River in the center of the City of Bamako.
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This is a rather remarkable looking monument to the independence of Mali, complete with a minaret on top. But watch out for heavy traffic in the area.
Friendship Casino of Bamako
In case you want to see what a Malian casino is like (apparently this is acceptable in Malian culture?) Gambling machines, roulette, even a restaurant with fine dining.
Dates to 1907 (although current cathedral built in 1925) after a Catholic mission nearby was relocated here.
Very fitting with a dove perched atop a world cupped in an equilateral triangle.