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.
Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...