Write, visit, talk with the Council

The National Transition Council sits at the Bamako International Conference Centre. Citizens, organisations, media and partners can contact the institution in writing or attend its public sittings.

Choose your help desk: your request will be directed to the competent service.

Write to the Council
Official correspondence, question about a text, any other request.
Fill in the form
Request an audience
Request a meeting with the President of the Council.
Prepare the request
Attend a sitting
Plenary sittings are public, except in closed session.
Visit the CICB
Press and media
Accreditations, interviews, documentation and images.
Contact the communication team

Write to the Council

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Official correspondenceCorrespondence addressed to the President or the Secretary General of the Council.
Request for an audienceRequest a meeting with the President of the Council or a delegation.
Press and mediaAccreditation, request for an interview, documents or images.
A legislative textQuestion about a bill, a private member's bill or a law examined by the Council.
Visit and public sittingAttend a plenary sitting, organise a group visit.
Other requestAny other question addressed to the National Transition Council.

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Visit the Council

At the CICB, Quartier du Fleuve

The Council holds its plenary sittings at the Bamako International Conference Centre, in the Djéli Baba Sissoko Hall. The public is admitted during public sittings.

Bamako International Conference Centre

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Bamako International Conference Centre (CICB)Quartier du Fleuve, Bamako, Mali

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Attend a public sitting

What the Rules of Procedure provide for the public.

Find the date
Plenary sittings are announced in the schedule of plenary sittings, during the April and October sessions.
Go to the reception desk
The public is directed to the part of the Chamber reserved for them; for a group, give advance notice through the form.
Follow the debates
Decent dress and complete silence are required; any noisy sign of approval or disapproval leads to expulsion (Article 36).
Or remotely
Sittings are public except in closed session and are broadcast live or recorded by the State media (Article 58).

Frequently asked questions

Before writing to us

Answers to the most common questions, with a link to the page that says more.

Can I attend a plenary sitting?
Yes. The Council's sittings are public, except when held in closed session at the request of the President, the Conference of Presidents or the Prime Minister (Article 58 of the Rules of Procedure). The public sits in the part reserved for them, in decent dress and in silence (Article 36).
Read Article 58
How can I follow the debates remotely?
Plenary sittings are broadcast live or in full recording by the State media or any media that offers to do so free of charge, by decision of the Bureau or the Conference of Presidents. Debates on oral questions, topical questions and interpellations are also broadcast (Article 91).
Schedule of plenary sittings
Where can I find the text of a law?
Promulgated laws are published in the online collection, with their number, date and full text in PDF format. Texts adopted during a session are listed session by session.
Collection of promulgated laws
How can I request an audience with the President of the Council?
Choose “Request for an audience” in the form above, specifying the purpose, the composition of the delegation and the preferred dates. Your request is directed to the Protocol.
Fill in the form
How can I contact a member of the Council?
The portrait gallery presents the 147 members, their committee and their function. Requests addressed to a member can be forwarded by the Reception and Mail Office.
See the members of the CNT
How does the Council oversee the Government's action?
Through written and oral questions, topical questions, interpellations and, where appropriate, the motion of censure. These procedures are reserved for members of the Council; their rules are set out in Title Three of the Rules of Procedure.
Title III of the Rules