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ARTICLE EVALUATED: Human trafficking in Mali

Lead Section: The lead contains an introductory sentence that introduces the concept. The topic sentence could be more concise in clearly presenting the overall topic of the article. The lead section links to some of the major topics discussed later in the article but does not explicitly refer to all of them. There could be more clarity in the introduction referencing what comes later. The lead is a bit overly detailed and contains some information that should be reserved for later in the article, but it does give a good general idea of what is to come with the rest.

Content: The content in the article is related to the topic material. The page was updated in late 2020, making the updates very recent. However, the newest cited source was published in 2010, meaning the information could be outdated in consideration of how this issue has progressed. All content is relevant to the topic, but the article does not provide a ton of information. Information on this topic is sparse, meaning it would be difficult to make the article more extensive, but if possible, it should be. Because information on this topic material is not very accessible to the general public, this article does help close some equity gaps on Wikipedia. It addresses a topic covering an underrepresented population to help increase equity and access to information.

Tone and Balance: The information in this article is presented in a neutral manner and does not seem to favor one side of an issue or another. This article is intended to portray an informational approach concerning Human Trafficking in Mali, but not to support one position over another. Considering the topic material, there are not really distinct positions that could be taken on the issue. It is not necessarily an opinion-based topic, but rather more informational.

Sources and References: The information in this article does not contain many references. Most paragraphs have at least one link, but there is not reference material attached to each piece of new information. When looking at the references section of the article, there are only 2 cited sources. One of the cited sources is from 2002 and the other is from 2010, making the information in the article not very recent. There are definitely more sources available that could help make the information in the article more representative of the information available, which would help provide a more well-rounded view of the topic material.

Organization and Writing Quality: The article is well organized, with clearly defined sections in an order that makes sense for their presentation. I think the author could've been split up into more specific sections, but the current organizational structure isn't necessarily bad. Some of the sentences could be more concise to present the information more efficiently. I did not find any grammatical or spelling errors in the article.

Images and Media: This article contains no images or media.

Talk page discussion: There are no conversations happening on the talk page. The only content on the talk page has been posted by Wikipedia, indicating that the article fits within the scope of two different categories on Wikipedia.

Overall Impressions: The article presents a baseline understanding of Human Trafficking in Mali, but is not as in-depth as it definitely could be. The article could be improved by adding more sources for reference material and expanding the amount of information contained in the article. It could also be improved by adding media or images to make the article more engaging and comprehensive. Some strengths of the article is that it is well organized and provides a lot of general information concerning the subject material.

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