One of its goals is
to promote the use of African languages in African intergovernmental organisations.
Includes background on past Organization of African Unity decisions regarding
African languages. Founded through the initiative of the President of Mali, Alpha Oumar KONARE. Has text of the OAU's Language plan of action for africa. Based in Bamako, Mali. [KF]
http://www.acalan.org/
In French. Attractive annotated directory of information and web sites
on Mali (government, economy, education, arts, tourism, the internet in
Mali, weather, the press, etc.). Based in Bamako, Mali. http://www.afribone.com/
Contemporary
Malian Art
"Images and essays about art by contemporary artists in Mali."
Includes beautiful canvas paintings.
Snapshots
of Daily Life in Mali and Burkina Faso
Essay by Professor Christopher D. Roy, Department of Art and Art History,
The University of Iowa. Photographs by L. Lee McIntyre, Ph.D., The University
of Iowa. Includes architecture, chidren,cooking,Dogon granaries, market
scenes, Djenne mosques, wall murals, signs, tea ceremony.
Association des Historiens
Maliens (A.S.H.I.M.A)
Site no longer at this URL. In French. Created in 1994 "par les Historiens Maliens." Information
on their Sept. 2001 congres, a Mali historical chronology.http://www.ml.refer.org/ashima/
In French. Historical postcards (1900-1960) of former French West
Africa (Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso) from the Archives
Nationales du Senegal. Depicting people, historical events. Citations of
the postcards are also in a Microsoft Access database (you need the Access
program to use this). Part of a cdrom containing 1,515 postcards and the
citations database. Maintained by Archivist Paléographe, Adama Aly
PAM. Hosted on the Au-senegal.com site by Imédia, a Senegalese company. [KF] http://www.au-senegal.com/-Cartes-postales-anciennes-.html
Azel, a National Geographic photographer, has photographs on the Dogon. Use the Archive Search. "The material contained in this photovoyage
was originally gathered for National Geographic magazine in 1989
by Photographer Jose Azel." [KF] http://www.joseazel.com/
In French. E-magazine. News of cultural events, theatre, dance, film, art,
music, literature, photography, new books, directory of links to Mali cultural
web sites. Part of the Afribone Mali company. Based in Bamako, Mali.
[KF] http://www.bamako-culture.org/
In English, French, Spanish. "Travel agency in Mali. Our speciality
is Mali, Ivory coast, and Burkina Faso tourism." Based in Bamako, Mali.
http://www.bambara.com/bambara/
Attractive site combining history, photographs, everyday life. Describes
CARE's projects in Mali, brief accounts of griots, blacksmiths, rice farmers,
etc. Has a booklist, short video clips, free screensaver. http://www.care.org/virtual_trip/mali/
Describes their development assistance, democritization and election monitoring
projects. Includes the full text of Observing The 2002 Mali Presidential
Elections: Final Report. Pub. 2002. 42 p. In
Adobe pdf. http://www.cartercenter.org/activities/showdoc.asp?countryID=47&submenuname=activities#
206 online documents, in Arabic. "From the Bibliothèque Commémorative Mama Haidara in Timbuktu, Mali, a collection of 19th century manuscripts. Project of the Center for Research Libraries, the Cooperative Africana Microform Project, CAMP, and Northwestern University. (CAMP). Also listed under Slavery....... http://ecollections.crl.edu/cdm4/index_timbuktu.php?CISOROOT=/timbuktu
In Dutch, English, French. Photographs by Edmond Fortier on historical
postcards,1900 - 1910. Has an exhibition of postcards from Tombouctou
(1906), Benin (1908), Saint-Louis (1900), Djenné (1905). "Includes
photographs of l
'Almami" Samori Touré, the son
of El Hajj Umar. As photographer and publisher of postcards, he visited
Senegal and Guinea, Mali in 1906, Ivory- coast, Benin and Lagos in 1908..."
Sells copies of the postcards. Site maintained by Jacques Krekelaar. http://home.planet.nl/~kreke003
Based in Milan. Work in Togo, Mali, Niger and Eritrea, etc. Lists their research
projects, publications, has photos, illustrations. http://www.csaamilano.it/
Clio
en Afrique - "Les Dogons, le pouvoir et la chefferie. Analyses
à partir de quelques traditions orales"
In French. Issue of the electronic journal of le Groupe de recherche (GDR)
1118 du CNRS, "Histoire de l'Afrique: Mémoires et Identités (XVIIème-XXème
siècles)". Based at the Université de Provence. . http://www.up.univ-mrs.fr/~wclio-af/numero/5/thematique/index.html
See also: "Langue et identité en situation migratoire : identité ethnique,
identité linguistique." "À chacun son bambara" by Véronique
Rey and Cécile Van Den Avenne.
In French and English.
" Le CILSS est créé le 12 septembre 1973. C'est une organisation
Intergouvernementale qui regroupe neuf (9) pays sahéliens (Burkina
Faso, Cap-Vert, Gambie, Guinée-Bissau, Mali, Mauritanie, Niger, Sénégal,
Tchad). Son mandat actuel est de " s'investir dans la recherche
de la Sécurité Alimentaire et dans la lutte contre les effets
de la sécheresse et de la désertification, pour un nouvel
équilibre écologique du Sahel." Full text documents,
statistics (production, imports, exports), the journal, Flash CILSS.
Based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. [KF] http://www.cilssnet.org/
Cooperative library project. Has microfilm of African newspapers. Search their online catalog for newpapers, serials, books, special collections. See also the African Newspapers Union List, AFRINUL. For a 1999 older list compiled by Mette Shayne, African Newspapers Currently Received by American Libraries, in PDF. Based at the Center for Research Libraries, Chicago, Illinois. http://www.crl.edu/area-studies/camp
"Bass player, singer and composer. Born....in Paris, France. Brought up in Bamako, Mali and currently residing in Copenhagen, Denmark" Audio clips, tour dates, photos, videos. Has produced a CD and book on African traditional stories (4 p. in pdf). http://www.moussadiallo.com/
A discussion list and web site on the "musical culture of West Africa.
Emphasis is upon the countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Côte d'Ivoire."
Site offers videos, books, CDs for sale, has past messages, and a directory
of teachers and master drummers. http://www.drums.org/djembefaq/index.htm
In French. Site of the Association pour la promotion du patrimoine
culturel de Djenné. Full text articles from its bulletin, DJENNE PATRIMOINE Informations. Photographs showing repairing / maintaining the mosque. Sketches of Djenne by Pierre Ducoloner. Called the city of 313 saints, has a map showing locations of tombs of saints. Based in Djenné,
Mali. [KF] http://djenne-patrimoine.org/
Some 400 photographs in three photo albums on the Dogon (Mali) , River
Niger, and Lobi (Burkina Faso). One or two word captions only. Photographs
by Huib Blom. http://www.dogon-lobi.ch/
To retrieve full text articles on Mali (women, cotton production, maize
technology adoption), search the ELDIS database (on development and the
environment) from the British Library for Development Studies at the Institute
of Development Studies, Sussex, UK. http://www.eldis.org/
Election - 2013 Presidential Election, July 28 First Round, August 11 Second Round
There were 27/28 candidates. Haidara Aichata Cisse - Mali's only woman candidate for the Presidential election. http://www.chato2013.com/
Soumaila Cisse - Mali President and 2013 Presidential candidate. http://www.presidentsoumaila.com/ and Facebook page. Dramane Dembele - Presidential candidate in the Mali
2013 election, from the ADEMA - PASJ party. http://www.dramane-dembele.com/ Ibrahim Boubabar Keita - Presidential candidate. Member of the party, Rassemblement pour le Mali RPM.Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/ibkrpm Moussa Mara - http://www.moussamara.com/ Soumana Sacko - Presidential candidate, former finance minister and prime minister. http://zou2012.com/ Niankoro Yeah Samake - 2013 Presidential candidate, mayor of Ouélessébougou, leader of the Parti pour l'Action Civique et Patriotique (PACP) /Party for Civic and Patriotic Action (PACP). http://samake2012.com/ Also BYU alumni. Modibo Sidibe - 2013 Presidential candidate for the Forces Alternatives pour le Renouveau Et l'Emergence [ FARE ] party. http://www.president-modibosidibe.com/
Commentary on the Election Bridges from Bamako New York Times, July 29, 2013. A5. "Mali holds elections after year of turmoil" by Adam Nossiter and Peter Tinti. Has 1 photo.
From the publication, Ethnologue: Languages of the World,
13th ed. (Dallas, Tx.: Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1996), edited by
Barbara F. Grimes. Provides numbers of speakers by language, dialects, linguistic
affiliation, etc.
Mali: http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/countries/Mali.html
Main Page: http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/
"a unique spectacle, with music and dance from the region, as well as well-known West-African artists, who will play on the river Niger. The 2009 Festival is January 29 through February 1. "The Forum brings together historians, anthropologists, sociologists, economists, and writers." Concerns tourism and development of the Segou area. http://www.festivalsegou.org/
In French. Publisher founded in 1997, based in Bamako, Mali. Its books
are sold through Le Livre francais.
Produces general literature, books for young people, books in Mali's national
languages. http://www.livre-francais.com/
Joint project, since 1992, of MSU's Dept. of Agricultural Economics and
USAID to increase food security in developing countries. The projects are
described thru Project
Fact Sheets; areas covered include Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda,
the Sahel. Summaries are also available for the project's Policy
Syntheses which includes Mali. Ordering
information for the full reports is available. http://fsg.afre.msu.edu/
Print magazine on African & African American history for middle school
children (ages 10-14). Has a full text article on Africans
in the United States, by Harvard Prof. J. Lorand Matory. Each issue
of the magazine focuses on a different theme.
Has teachers' guides for its Liberia
issue by Jo Sullivan, for the Mansa
Musa: King of Mali issue, Published by Cobblestone Publishing, Peterborough,
NH. http://www.footstepsmagazine.com/
Secrets
of the Sahara is a well-written account (Ford Foundation Report, Summer 2003) of efforts by Mali
scholars to preserve manuscripts from the 14th century
onwards. "Dozens of families in Timbuktu are working to preserve a
trove of ancient manuscripts that may redefine the history of Islam
and Africa." "Many of the ancient texts date back to
the Songhaï empire, a prosperous kingdom that peaked
in the 15th and 16th centuries." Topics cover "astronomy, mathematics,
medicine and geography. There are poems and folk tales." http://www.creardon.com/pro/clips/Entries/2003/6/3_Secrets_of_the_Sahara.html
"an international faith mission with more than 400 missionaries serving
on four continents." Describes their work at the Evangelical
Protestant Church of Mali. The GMU is based in Kansas City, MO. http://www.gmu.org/
GRET is a non-profit founded in 1976, " un organisme d'appui au développement..."
Has full text reports such as Institutional
Innovations and Water Management in Office du Niger (1910 - 1999) The Long Failure and New Success of a Big Irrigation Scheme by Jean-Louis
Couture, Philippe Lavigne Delville, Jean-Bernard Spinat. 2002, 59 p. Full
text in Adobe pdf. (Documents
de travail de la Direction scientifique N° 29)
Reports on Mali. "In Mali, the Office du Niger irrigation scheme had long been
a technical and financial failure. After nearly 20 years of physical rehabilitation,
and economic and institutional change, it is now seen as a success
story. How did such changes occur?" http://www.gret.org
Full text article from the Arid
Lands Newsletter, Fall/Winter 1996, No. 40. Published by the Univ.
of Arizona (Tucson), Office of Arid Lands Studies. http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/ALN40/jatropha.html
Description and holdings of the Centre from the journal Sudanic
Africa (Bergen, Norway), no. 3 (1992), 173-181. The Centre is a
repository for c. 6,000 historical documents in Arabic. http://www.hf.uib.no/smi/sa/3CEDRAB.html
About a documentary film on metallurgy work by the Dogon blacksmiths of
Mali. "In Mali, on the cliffs inhabited by the Dogon, an ethnoarchaeologist
and a cameraman participated in an extremely rare event : the reduction
of iron ore. The experience was filmed and is a unique testimony of a thousand-year-old
technology which has now disappeared." Directed by Eric Huysecom, Department
of Anthropology and Ecology, University of Geneva and Bernard Agustoni,
of Télévision Suisse Romande. In English and French. http://www.der.org/films/inagina.html
In French. The Institute conducts research for agricultural development,
provides technical consultation. Has a directory
of its researchers. http://www.ier.gouv.ml/
Founded 1989 at the Univ. of Durham (UK). Has a keyword
searchable News Database which retrieves articles from the BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, West Africa, Keesings, and other
sources. Also has a keyword search of messages posted to their email
discussion list, Int-Boundaries. [KF]
News Database: http://www-ibru.dur.ac.uk/database/data.html
Int-Boundaries Discussion Archive: http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists-f-j/int-boundaries/search.html http://www.dur.ac.uk/ibru/
Issues Actions Alerts, tracks threats to freedom of the press, radio.
Use the Search by
country to retrieve reports about African newspaper, and media related
civil liberties issues. Has past alerts from 1995 to date. Main Page: http://www.ifex.org/
Full text reports on Mali's economy. Includes "Mali: Recent
Economic Developments" and "Mali - Statistical Annex." http://www.imf.org/external/country/MLI/index.htm
The full text of the book (Chicago: Rand McNally Corp., 1988). "The
purpose of this book is to convey to a non-Muslim audience an understanding
of Islam, its history, culture, and contribution to civilization."
Includes photographs (students
in Mali, etc.), sections on women in Islam, the Islamic calendar, fasting
during Ramadan, Islamic fundamentalism, architecture, science, etc. The
author is Professor of Law, DePaul University. [KF] http://www.mei.edu/content/introduction-islam-preface
Malian Dogon composer / singer, "the daughter of Hamadoun Ibrahima Issébéré, the famous Malian poet who was awarded the ACCT prize in France in 1978." Audio clips from her albums, the new album “Ladilikan”.
Longer audio clips at http://www.myspace.com/deneissebere. http://www.deneissebere.net
Has full text oral history interviews in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format. Use
the Acrobat Find (the binoculars) for keyword searches. Walt Rostow talks
about a meeting with President Kennedy and President Keita of Mali reassuring
Kennedy that Africa would not become communist. [KF] http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/
In French. Biography, historical photographs, of Modibo Keita,
Mali's first president. Includes a history of the Mali Empire with map
and Mansa Musa in a 1375 atlas by Cresques; a history of the Mali Federation
and the Union Soudanaise R.D.A, Keita's work for pan-africanism, a 1999
memorial to Keita, historical audio accounts such as the "La proclamation
d'indépendance," etc. http://modibokeita.free.fr/modibokeita.html
An NGO founded in Kenya in 1991, works in Kenya, Tanzania, Mali. "Each summer, ApproTEC has a very
limited number of internships at its offices in Nairobi, Kenya. These non-paying
positions are for experienced business, economics, and engineering design
graduate students or professionals. ApproTEC assists small business
people "to identify viable business opportunities, to access the technologies
required to launch the new enterprises and to widely market new products."
Example: Designed a water pump which has helped Kenyans grow food more efficiently
and profitably. ApproTEC received one of five Tech Museum of Innovation
award for technology benefiting humanity - Source: San Jose Mercury News,
1C. Nov. 8, 2002, p. Based in Nairobi and San Francisco. http://www.approtec.org/
In French. "dédié à l'Adagh et à la Région
de Kidal." Has a map, historical chronology, government and phone directories,
news, discussion forum, list of books/cds on Mali, links to Mali sites,
etc.
Site maintained by a French-Malian team (Alain Brégy, Cheikh ag Baye,
Pierre Boilley). [KF] http://www.kidal.info
An introduction to the history of Sudanic Africa (the states of Songhay,
Kanem-Bornu, and Hausaland.) Discusses trade and Islam. Photographs by Lucy
Johnson illustrate - Images of Islam (Grand Mosque at Jenne), River Scenes,
Daily Life, The Dogon, Traditions and Beliefs, The Desert. Has multiple-choice
tests. Project arises from a Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to Xavier
University's Center for the Advancement of Teaching (New Orleans, LA). Site
by J. Rotondo-McCord. http://webusers.xula.edu/jrotondo/Kingdoms/
"Dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries, the
ancient manuscripts... are indicative of the high level of civilization
attained by West Africans during the Middle Ages." "The manuscripts...are
from the Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library and the Library of Cheick Zayni
Baye of Boujbeha,..." Has images of the documents which concern Islamic
knowledge of astronomy, law, the Songhai Empire, slavery, Sufi religion,
mathematics, political governance, medical knowledge, attitude
towards non-Muslims, trade. [KF] http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/mali/
"twenty-two Islamic
manuscripts [in Arabic script] containing important insights into the life and culture of
West Africans during the late Middle Ages and Early Modern Era." Topics include astrology, commerce, Islamic law, health care, mysticism,
slavery, and agriculture. A project of the Library of Congress and the Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library of Timbuktu, Mali. Includes maps - Timbuktu in Space and Time, a history of Timbuktu as an Islamic cultural center, and Timbuktu architecture. http://international.loc.gov/intldl/malihtml/malihome.html
NGO supports microfinance institutions in Africa, Offers free email subscriptions
to their publications.
Has photos and accounts of living in Uganda, Gabon, Senegal, Mali,
Burkina Faso, Tanzania by Christina Jordan-Haitsma, an American from California,
who moved to Uganda in October 1998 with her Dutch husband, Epko, and their
two small children. http://lifeinafrica2.com/
2003 film. Directed by Susan Vogel. Produced by Susan Vogel, Samuel
Sidibé,
Eric Engles & the Musée
National du Mali . "a film about Mali's ancient culture,
and this culture's position in the country today. Filmed with a Malian crew,
cut to the beat of Malian
music,..." For sale or rental
by First Run Icarus Films. http://www.frif.com/new2003/lmem.html
Official site, Information on travel, tourism,
visa application form, government information, the economy, news, Embassy staff, etc. http://www.maliembassy.us/
1997 Project. Accounts of archaeological excavations and information on the people
and culture of Jenné will be posted to this site from Jenné, Mali
January 18-30, 1997. The project leaders include Rod and Susan McIntosh
from Rice University's Anthropology Dept. U.S. 4th, 5th, and 6th graders
from a Texas school district will email messages to Mali and receive replies
from the project participants. A goal is to save archaeological information
from destruction by erosion. Jenné is the earliest known urban settlement
south of the Sahara and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Has photos,
news, teaching resources, information on Mali and archaeology. http://anthropology.rice.edu/maliinteractive.html
In French. Official site. How to obtain authorization to film in Mali. Cultural events (Biennale artistique et culturelle, etc.) [KF] http://www.maliculture.net/
In French. News on information and communication technology in Mali,
directory of internet service providers, reports and interviews. Part of
Afribone Mali. http://www.mali-ntic.com/
In French. A Mali yellow pages, huge directory of businesses, government
offices, NGOs, banks, cybercafes, hotels, economic / business news from
Mali, Cote d'Ivoire newspapers. Based in Bamako, Mali. [KF] http://www.malipages.com/
In French. Official site. Full text of Laws, Ordinances, communiques from the Conseil des Ministres, etc. Based in Bamako, Mali. [KF] http://www.sgg.gov.ml/
In French. News, sports. Has many discussion forums (politics, society, sports,
humor, business, "amour et sentiments," tourism, ICT). [KF] http://www.malikounda.com/
Computer "Consulting, Web Site Design, Custom Made PCs, and Tutoring for personal, small and midsize businesses, from metro cities in Georgia, in New York City, and metro cities in Mali-West Africa." Based in Marietta, Georgia (US). http://www.malinfotech.com
"L'Initiative mAliWatch est une association internationale apolitique
interessee a l'education civique, a la promotion et a la protection de l'Etat
de droit et au developpement decentralise au mAli." "L'adhesion
a mAliWatch est ouverte a toute personne physique ou morale qui se reconnait
dans les caracteristiques et objectifs de l'association." http://www.maliwatch.org/
Journal of the Mande Studies Association (MANSA), a multidisplinary group
with interests in the Mande region of West Africa. Has the table of contents.
MANSA also publishes a print newsletter. http://www.mandestudies.org
Full text of the book is online. 416 pages. HSRC Press, 2008. Topics include Arabic calligraphy, Arabic literature, Ajami, Muslim women scholars, Mali manuscripts, Arabic material in Zanzibar, etc. [KF] http://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/product.php?productid=2216
Crafts from Mali - baskets, jewelry, placemats, bedspreads, wire toys,
figures made from recycled cans, foot stools, handbags, scarves, leather
boxes, bronze animals. Serves wholesale buyers. Does not deal in museum
quality antiques. "Our method is to work side by side with artisans
in their or our workshops while developing new products." Based in
Bamako, Mali. [KF] http://www.miamali.com/
In French. Tuareg rebel group opposed to the Mali government. Declared the northern Mali region they captured independent, April 2012. http://www.mnlamov.net/
Exhibit, in New York city,19 September 2001 through 3 March 2002 with
guest curators, Jean-Paul Colleyn and Catherine De Clippel. One page description
of the exhibit (art objects, photographs, etc.) with selected examples.
http://www.africanart.org/past/28/bamana_the_art_of_existence_in_mali
In French. Magazine for women. Interviews with prominent women, the law
and women in Mali, health, recipes,
fashion, photographs, letters, personals and penpals section. Part of the
Afribone Mali company. [KF] http://www.musow.com/
Information on the internet and networking in Mali. Has full text documents
providing a history of the internet in Mali. NSRC, run by Randy Bush, John
Klensin, Steven Huter, Michael Downhill, is a major site for information
on electronic networking
in Africa.
"documentary about the evolution of jeliya, the art of the djeli. Djelis [griots] are ....... West African musical bards .....who have carried the history and culture of Mande West Africa for at least 1,000 years." http://www.noussommeslesang.org/main.html
In French. "L'OMA a pour mission de collecter, de traiter et
de diffuser des informations statistiques, réglementaires et autres
sur tous les facteurs qui influencent la formation des prix pratiqués
sur le marché agricole." Has conference reports (with
USAID and other bodies), issues of its Bulletin de
conjoncture. Based in Bamako, Mali. [KF] http://www.oma.gov.ml/
In French. "L'OMVS est l'aboutissement d’un long processus de tentatives pour la maîtrise et l’exploitation rationnelle des ressources du fleuve Sénégal et de sa vallée." Members are Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal. Objectives include "Réaliser l’autosuffisance alimentaire pour les populations du Bassin; • Réduire la vulnérabilité des économies des Etats membres de l’OMVS face aux aléas climatiques ainsi qu’aux facteurs externes;..." Has a Centre de Documentation et d'Information Scientifique et Technique. Based in Dakar, Senegal. [KF] http://www.omvs.org/
"Music and work of Malian Yaya Diallo. Independent record label producing
traditional & contemporary West African music in collaboration with
Malian musician / composer Yaya Diallo." Audio files online. Maintained
by Stephen Conroy. [KF] http://www.onzou.com
Extensive information, in French, on Francophone Africa and French-African
relations. Formerly Agence de cooperation Culturelle et Technique, ACCT,
an inter-governmental organization for French-speaking countries. http://www.francophonie.org/
In French. Civil society radio station in Bamako,
Mali. A radio cooperative founded to
promote tolerance, respect, and democratic vigilance. http://www.radiokayira.info/
In French. "une Radio commerciale, et generaliste cree le 15 Aout 1991" May be the first Malian radio station to broadcast online. Based in Bamako, Mali. http://www.radioliberte.info/
One can retrieve a list of acronyms of Mali organizations. Clicking on
the highlighted names retrieved provides the address of the organization.
A service from the Canadian, Banque internationale d'information sur les
Etats francophones, BIEF. http://206.231.118.6/bief/bief3/ReSigl01.cfm
RSF (based in Paris) supports freedom of the press world-wide. Its site
includes reports of actions against journalists in Mali.
It has copies of protest
letters sent by the organization regarding violations in African countries.
(English) http://www.rsf.fr/
Reseau
des journalistes économiques du Mali (RJEM)
A Canadian TV documentary which premiered Oct. 1998. "...a heartfelt
evocation of the music, culture and people of Mali, West Africa, as seen
through the eyes of acclaimed singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn." Includes
replies by Cockburn to questions about Mali posed by the public. http://www.kensingtontv.com/go/riverofsand/indextop.html
The Saharan Studies Association is an international group of scholars
associated with the African Studies Assoc. of the U.S. The full text of
the Newsletters from Vol. 1, No. 1, 1993 to date are online, in Adobe
pdf. Topics include archaeology, Arabic manuscripts, slavery, Muslims and
colonial rule. The Newsletter editor is David Gutelius. Projects include
manuscript preservation in Mali and the African diaspora
in North Africa and the Middle East in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
http://ssa.asu.edu/
In Italian and English. In 2007 Malick Sidibé (Mali, 1936) was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
at the 52nd International Art Exhibition, he will be "the first African artist so honored." http://www.labiennale.org
Links to many different web sites, not arranged in any particular order.
The main page has many graphics and takes a while to load. Maintained by
Sebastien Tardif. http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/2111/Mali.html
"From the Bibliothèque Commémorative Mama Haidara in Timbuktu, Mali, a collection of 19th century manuscripts relating to slavery and manumission in Timbuktu. The materials, in Arabic script , provide documentation on Africans in slavery in Muslim societies." Browse the 206 mss. by subject. Project of the Center for Research Libraries, the Cooperative Africana Microform Project, CAMP, and Northwestern University. (CAMP). Also listed under Center for Research Libraries.... http://ecollections.crl.edu/cdm4/index_timbuktu.php?CISOROOT=/timbuktu
Full text of the book. Maps, bibliographies. Edited by Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman. "detailed information on more than 35 armed groups that have destabilized West Africa since 1998" "The Small Arms Survey is an independent research project located at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland." http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/books
Includes - Nigeria (oil producing states, Christian-Muslim conflict), northern Mali (Tuareg-Arab, Al-Qaeda influence), Ghana (gun manufacturing), Liberia, Guinea (refugees from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Cote d'Ivoire), Mano River Union (child soldiers in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone), Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Senegal (Casamance), Sierra Leone, Togo.
Has photos of two terracotta figures, a short history, map, timeline,
suggested classroom activities, readings, links to further web resources.
http://www.nmafa.si.edu/educ/mali/
Timbuktu Manuscripts Project Trust, Department of Arts and Culture, Department of Science and Technology, UCT and the Ford Foundation. 1 page in pdf http://www.news.uct.ac.za/mondaypaper/archives/?id=5295 South Africa-Mali
Text of a special advertising supplement in the New York Times,
October 15, 2001. Covers U.S. - Africa relations, business opportunities,
privitization in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali. "Summit [based in New York
City] produces high-quality, informative sections that are distributed with
The New York Times." http://www.summitreports.com/africanunion/
Facebook page of Tall. "Candidat a l'election presidentielle au Mali [2012], Pionnier et artisan majeur de l'instauration de la Democratie au Mali, Depute depuis 1992. Depute au Parlement Panafricain,...." He is the President of Congres National d'Initiative Democratique - Faso Yiriwa Ton, CNID-FYT. http://www.facebook.com/tallmountaga
Site for the play directed by Peter Brook adapted from Amadou
Hampate Ba's book, Vie et enseignement de
Tierno Bokar: le sage de Bandiagara. The U.S. premiere
was at Columbia University. "Tierno Bokar (1875-1939) was a Sufi sage,...
and a spiritual leader in his village in Mali.
His clan, exponents of repeating a Sufi prayer 12 times, was embroiled in a
debate with a rival clan that advocated repeating it 11 times, a debate that
devolved into a conflict
over power and leadership in the Tijani Sufi Order. Video clips and
transcripts of interviews. Site at Columlbia University, New York city. [KF] http://www.tiernobokar.columbia.edu
West African and Mali handmade arts, crafts, masks and wood carvings,
mudcloth clothing. "A joint effort between Malian and American partners."
http://www.timbuktutrading.com/
Maliian contemporary singer, songwriter, guitarist. Includes audio samples. More audio samples at Calabash Music. Biography at African Musicians Profiles. Video of her Womad 2004 performance on Youtube. http://www.rokiatraore.net/
"established by Security Council resolution 2100 of 25 April 2013..." Background, full text documents. http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/minusma/
Full text reports from USAID consultants. http://www.dec.org/
Use the Search the Development
Experience System Documents are in Adobe PDF format. Also locate print documents
which can be purchased. Examples of full text reports: "Diagostic sur
le cadre juridique, reglementaire et institutionnel du secteur de la microfinance
au Mali," "L'economie rurale a Kita
[Mali]," "Lessons from school-based environmental education
programs in three African countries [Mali, Tanzania, and Zambia],"
"Overview of the privatization process in Mali,"
"Final meeting report : IMF World Bank HIPC [highly indepted poor countries]
-- evaluation : Mission Mali." [KF]
Provides a list of the President, Cabinet members, the Governor of the
Central Bank, the country's Ambassador to the U.S., and its U.N. Representative. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-m/mali.html
Offers 3 versions of a map for the country, 4 versions of the flag, information
on geography, people, government, economy, transportation, communication,
defense. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ml.html
Thomas, U.S. Legislative Information, is a great resource. Keyword
search access to the full text of the U.S. CONGRESSIONAL
RECORD(similar to parliamentary proceedings or debates)
and to Congressional legislation. Scroll down half way to locate the Congressional
Record Text: Congress: 105th (1997-98) - 104th (1995-96) - 103rd (1993-94)http://thomas.loc.gov/
U.S. Department of State. Report on Human Rights Practices - Mali.
Les universités de Bamako et de Paris 8, avec le soutien de l'Agence
universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) organisent l'Université ouverte
des 5 Continents à Tombouctou (Mali). http://www.universite-cinq-continents.org/
Describes present and past academic program on Mali environment and development,
the Timbuktu Libraries
Project to preserve historic manuscripts. Has links to web sites on
Mali. http://www.sum.uio.no/research/mali/
Maps, an embassy directory, travel, language information. Site created
by Julie Sisskind, now maintained by Ali Dinar. UPenn has a keyword search
facility for their very large web site. http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Mali.html
Full text in Adobe PDF. Covers Ghana, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mali, Tanzania,
Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, Zambia, Democratic Rep. of the Congo, Nigeria. How
can aid be used to support reform. Pub. March 2001. http://www.worldbank.org/research/aid/africa/release/aid.htm
March 2005 Report assesses World Bank support for public sector capacity building in Africa over the past 10 years based on country studies of Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique. http://www.worldbank.org/oed/africa_capacity_building/
In French. Preface by Adame Ba Konari. (Imprint: Brinon-sur-Sauldre :
Grandvaux, 2000. 443 p.) "Almamy Yattara, born in Mali in about 1922,
tells the story of his childhood and youth in Guimballa, a region to the
south-west of Timbuctoo. At the same time as he was pursuing his higher
education in Islamic studies with great masters, he learned about agriculture,
stock breeding, commerce, fishing, hunting, living in a world where the
supernatural and the everyday are inextricably linked." "He presents
an unusual light on the encounter between Islam and colonisation
in a region of Mali still hardly affected by modern and colonial
influences. Has extracts from the book, photos, reviews of
the book. http://salvaing.free.fr
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