Official opening of the Centre for the Professional Training of Lawyers in Mali

The official opening of the Centre de Formation Professionnelle des Avocats (CFPA) of Mali marks a high point in the life of the Malian Bar. It symbolises the continuity of the legal tradition, the transmission of the profession's ethical values and a renewed commitment to independent and competent justice. This institutional ceremony, marked by rigour and solemnity, celebrates the entry into training of the new class of student lawyers and serves as a reminder of the ethical, intellectual and civic requirements that underpin the practice of the legal profession in Mali.