Located 375 kilometres (233 mi)
southeast of Bamako, 100
kilometres (62 mi) north of Côte
d'Ivoire, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Burkina Faso, Sikasso acts as a
crossroads between the coastal countries (Togo, Bénin,Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire) and the landlocked Mali
and Burkina Faso