The capital of Mali (6)
I believe the answer is:
bamako
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the capital of mali</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bamako that I've seen before include "African capital" , "Capital of Mali" .)