The Compagnie malienne pour le développement des textiles (CMDT) announced in a press release on Friday, May 2, 2025 the signing of a memorandum of understanding with a consortium of German experts led by Rodrigue Abaloutou, CEO of the design office Becker Infra & Consulting e.K, recognized for its expertise

Le nouveau partenariat signé entre le CMDT et un consortium of German experts marks the beginning of a step-by-step process, with several contracts to come, to enable the construction of a textile industrial complex in Mali according to the press release. This initiative is part of Mali's diplomatic efforts, via its embassy in Berlin, led by Cheick Mahamadou Chérif Keïta, who played a leading role in the organization of the German technical mission, which took place from April 27 to May 2, 2025. The document states that “during this intense week of work, the é German delegation é met the é Malian é authorities, the style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style”, serif">& eacute; CMDT technical teams, and visited several sites in order to concretely assess investment opportunities.