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Mali tax authority receives award for digital transformation

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Mali tax authority receives award for digital transformationIllustrative photo · Toujours Passages · CC BY 2.0

Mali's Directorate General of Taxes received the first administration prize at Digital Week 2026. The award recognises the digital transformation and modernisation of tax services, although the extract does not specify the assessment criteria or the other administrations that applied.

Mali's Directorate General of Taxes received the first prize for the most digitised administration at Digital Week 2026, according to information released during the event.

Under the leadership of Hamadoun Fall Dianka, the Malian tax administration allows taxpayers to complete certain declarations and operations online. The electronic submission of financial statements also aims to reduce processing times, paper use and administrative constraints.

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