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.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...