A multi-million dollar southern road corridor connecting the Senegalese port of Dakar with the Mali capital of Bamako is nearing the border between the two countries, signalling a breakthrough in West Africa logistics.rnMali government economists and investment analysts believe the new link with the burgeoning Dakar port may prise open Mali's largely untapped mineral resources (see box) and will offer its 15M consumers more flexible trading opportunities.
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