Mali: Transitional President Assimi Goïta receives report from the Integrated Human Resources Management System (SIGRH)
Bamako, August 15, 2025 – The President of the Transition, General Assimi Goïta, received on Friday at Koulouba the implementation report of the Integrated Human Resources Management System for State and Local Government Public Services (SIGRH). The document was presented by the Minister of State Refoundation and Relations with Institutions, Bakary Traoré, in the presence of the Prime Minister, the President of the CNT, several government members, institutional leaders, and the project’s technical teams.
In his address, the Head of State praised “the achievement of a major initiative for the modernization of our public administration.” Launched following the National Refoundation Conference, the SIGRH aims to equip Mali with a sovereign, reliable, and transparent tool for managing workforce and payroll.
Conducted between May 2022 and September 2024, the process recorded 158,317 public agents. Of these, 122,166 were physically and biometrically identified, while 36,151 did not appear. This latter group represents 4.57% of the payroll, or approximately 48.28 billion CFA francs per year. Minister Traoré clarified that a three-month grace period has been granted for them to regularize their status before any sanctions are applied.
The SIGRH is based on three key steps: individual registration, biometric enrollment nationwide—including in hard-to-reach areas and diplomatic missions—and the integration of data into software designed and hosted in Mali, financed entirely with domestic resources.
According to Ms. Fatoumata Housseni Maïga, a member of the technical committee, this software now serves as a strategic tool: it consolidates a single payroll database, interconnects HR services, provides reliable statistics for workforce planning, and strengthens human capital governance. Its extension is already being considered for managing civil service entrance exams.
President Goïta recalled the flaws of the previous system—lack of reliable data, outdated files, lack of interconnection, and the absence of a unified payroll management mechanism—and urged strict implementation of the report’s recommendations.
The ceremony concluded with the announcement of medals to be awarded to the experts who led this project, hailed as a milestone in the modernization and sovereignty of Mali’s public administration.
