Bamako - Post Report Question and Answers
How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?
I have not used local postal facilities and would guess they're not reliable. The embassy mail room handles pouch and DPO, sending and receiving. - Apr 2017
Access to USPS through embassy. - Aug 2014
DPO and Dip pouch. It is difficult for those who don't have access to official mail options. - Jul 2011
Normal post, but it takes a while. - Jul 2011
Embassy personnel rely on DPO.It is generally fast for inbound packages, but it takes slightly longer to get items out of Mali. I have used the local post, and find it to be reliable. It will take very long for you to get your packages, though. - Oct 2010
DPO and dip pouch - May 2010
All we have is the pouch, although DPO has supposedly been "just a month or so away" since we got here over a year ago. Pouch takes about 2 weeks for stuff to get here and anywhere from 2-6 weeks to get to the East Coast from here. - Sep 2009
Embassy pouch. - Apr 2009
Pouch. Has some restrictions on liquids, so bring them with you. - Feb 2009
We used the pouch. - Feb 2009
No APO. Mail seems to arrive in about 10 days to 2 weeks through the Embassy. - Jan 2009
