The Direction Nationale des Archives du Mali is a governmental entity responsible for safeguarding archival heritage of
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...
, including the collection and
preservation of its
national archives. The
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...
approved its creation in 2002 (decree n°02-262/P-RM du 24 mai 2002). Previously the
Minister of Culture
A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizatio ...
directed archives-related efforts.
Archives Nationales du Mali
The Malian national archives is headquartered in
Bamako
Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on the Niger Rive ...
on the Avenue de l’Union Africaine. Prior to 2006 it was in the Kuluba area of the city. As of 1979 the governmental Institut des Sciences Humaine
oversaw the archives.
The materials kept in the archives are grouped as "old" (pre-1915), "recent" (1915-1958), and "new" (since 1958) (
fonds
In archival science, a fonds is a group of documents that share the same origin and that have occurred naturally as an outgrowth of the daily workings of an agency, individual, or organization. An example of a fonds could be the writings of a poe ...
anciens, recents, nouveaux) and organized by topic, as follows:
* A. Official Acts
* B. General Correspondence
* D. Ethnological, Geographical and Historical Studies; Administrative Organization; Deliberations of the Administrative Council; États Civils; Census; Taxes; Conseil Supérieur; Cartography and Topography
* E. Politics; Religions; Islamic Affairs; Exterior Relations
* F. Police; Prisons
* G. Education
* H. Health; Public Assistance
* J: Postal Service
* K: Railroads
* L: Navigation; Meteorology; Aviation
* M: Justice
* N. Military
* O: Property and Land Grants
* P. Customs
* Q: Economic Affairs; Industry; Mines
* R: Agriculture; Zoological; Forests; Fish
* S: Labor
* T: Budget; Treasury; Special Agencies
* U: Archives
Staff
Directors have included:
* Moussa Niakaté, 1964-circa 1974?
* Aliou Ongoïba, circa 1992-2013
* Seydou Diabaté, circa 2017
See also
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National Library of Mali
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The National Library of Mali (french: Direction nationale des Bibliothèques et de la Documentation) is located in Bamako, Mali.
In 1938, the '' Institut Français d’Afrique Noire'' (IFAN) was established to study the language, history, and cu ...
References
Bibliography
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External links
* (Notes taken by Jones during research in the archives; includes description of fonds and series)
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