source: Studio Tamani; Essor; Mali Jet
actor1: Protesters (Mali)
actor2: N/A
location: Bamako
notes: On 23 January 2020, striking teachers and unionists staged a large demonstration in Bamako in reaction to the government threatening to replace striking teachers with substitutes. The demonstrators demand the application of article 39 that safeguard their work status and ensure increased wages, and that the government engage in dialogue. [size=large]