National Archives of Mali

The Direction Nationale des Archives du Mali is a governmental entity responsible for safeguarding archival heritage of Mali, including the collection and preservation of its national archives. The National Assemby approved its creation in 2002 (decree n°02-262/P-RM du 24 mai 2002). Previously the Minister of Culture directed archives-related efforts.

The Malian national archives is headquartered in Bamako 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 Humaines[1] oversaw the archives.

The materials kept in the archives are grouped as "old" (pre-1915), "recent" (1915-1958), and "new" (since 1958) (fonds anciens, recents, nouveaux) and organized by topic, as follows:

Directors have included:

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