FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Bamako, MALI
From 25 to 28 June 2018, a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Bamako, Mali, by the Malian Chess Federation (FMJE) and under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar was the Training Centre for elite players of Kabala.
The lecturer was IA & Fide Lecturer Bechir Messaoudi (TUN), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer was IA Wajdi Chouari (TUN).
The lectures and the exams were in French language with translation to English.
Eleven (11) people from Mali, Mauritania and Senegal attended the Seminar and nine (9) of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.
The following succeeded in the test and will be awarded the direct title of FIDE Arbiter after the approval of the next Congress:
| Surname | Name | FIDE ID | FED | GENDER | Title / norm |
| Diakité | Ousmane | 19800177 | MLI | M | FA Title |
| Mahalmoudoun | Hamadoun | 19800266 | MLI | M | FA Title |
| Thiam | Pape Samba | 19900236 | SEN | M | FA Title |
| Aw | Ousmane | 19900023 | SEN | M | FA Title |
| Kadouno | Drissa | 19800223 | MLI | M | FA Title |
| Diakité | Adama | 19800371 | MLI | W | FA Title |
| Doumbia | Amadou | 19800100 | MLI | M | FA Title |
IA Takis Nikolopoulos
Chairman
FIDE Arbiters’ Commission
