Direction Nationale des Archives du Mali
| History of Mali | 
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| Ghana Empire (c. 700 – c. 1200) | 
| Gao Empire (9th century–1430) | 
| Mali Empire (c. 1235–1670) | 
| Songhai Empire (1464–1591) | 
| Post-Imperial, 1591–1892 | 
| French colonization | 
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| 12°38′20″N 8°01′17″W / 12.638873395642504°N 8.021251480713378°W | |
| Location | Bamako, Mali | 
| Established | 2002 | 
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.[1] The National Assembly approved its creation in 2002 (decree n°02-262/P-RM du 24 mai 2002). Previously the Minister of Culture directed archives-related efforts.[2]
Archives Nationales du Mali
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.[2] 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:[3][2]
- 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:
See also
References
- ^ "Direction Nationale des Archives du Mali", Primature.gov.ml (in French), retrieved 10 August 2017
 - ^ a b c Jansen 2006.
 - ^ Conrad 1976.
 - ^ Harmon 1992.
 - ^ L'Essor (11 December 2013), Archives nationales: un besoin de formation permanente (in French), Maliactu
 - ^ "Direction nationale des archives", L'Essor (in French), Bamako, 11 May 2017
 
Bibliography
- in English
 
- David Conrad (1976). "Archival Resources in Mali". History in Africa. 3: 175–180. doi:10.2307/3171569. JSTOR 3171569. S2CID 163289168.
 - Stephen A. Harmon (1992). "Malian National Archives at Kuluba: Access and Applicability". History in Africa. 19: 441–444. doi:10.2307/3172012. JSTOR 3172012. S2CID 161216102.
 - Gregory Mann (1999). "Dust to Dust: A User's Guide to Local Archives in Mali". History in Africa. 26: 453–456. doi:10.2307/3172151. JSTOR 3172151. S2CID 153812227.
 
- in French
 
- Moussa Niakate (1973). "Les Archives Nationales du Mali et leurs possibilites dans le cadre de la recherche". Études Maliennes (in French) (2). Institut des sciences humaines du Mali: 56–69. OCLC 875326144.
 - Moussa Niakate (1973). "Les Archives Nationales du Mali". Études Maliennes (in French) (5): 69–83.
 - Moussa Niakaté, ed. (1974). Archives nationales du Mali: repertoire, 1855-1954 (in French). Bamako: Institut des sciences humaines du Mali. OCLC 1616808.
 - Jan Jansen (2006). "Les Archives nationales du Mali en transition". Afrique & Histoire (in French). 5 – via Cairn.info. 

 
External links
- Jim Jones. "Archives Nationales du Mali". Colonial History of French West Africa. United States: West Chester University. (Notes taken by Jones during research in the archives; includes description of fonds and series)
 
