Thousands of Mali's ancient transcripts go digital
Thursday, March 10, 2022 | 600 Views |
Mali's ancient manuscripts
The manuscripts have been endangered by political unrest in the country's north, which in 2013 saw Islamist rebels set fire to two libraries in Timbuktu.
The digitisation project will be unveiled on Thursday and will showcase work done over the last seven years to preserve the documents.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...