January 13, 2012. India has extended a $100-million loan to Mali for a power project, while Bamako promised to support the Asian giant's bid for a permanent UN Security Council seat. The joint statement, was issued after a visit to India by Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure on January 11-12. The Indian government $100-million (77.8-million euro) credit line is meant to finance a power transmission project connecting the Malian capital Bamako to the southern city of Sikasso.