PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1960Independence22 September 1960 (from France)CIA World Factbook
- 1974Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1974Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1985Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1988First UNESCO World Heritage siteOld Towns of DjennéUNESCO World Heritage
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2000Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2004Most recent World Heritage inscriptionTomb of AskiaUNESCO World Heritage
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2020Most recent legislative election2020-12-05IPU Parline
