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A virtual gallery to showcase Mali's cultural history has been launched, featuring tens of thousands of Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts. The manuscripts were smuggled to safety from Timbuktu after Islamist militant groups took control of the city in northern Mali in 2012. They contain centuries of African knowledge and scholarship on topics ranging from math to astrological charts. The ancient documents were originally written in medieval Arabic but have now been translated to English, French, Spanish and modern Arabic to make them more accessible. Up to 40,000 pages will now be available online, covering topics from biology to music.

Maseko, Nomsa. (2022). Timbuktu manuscripts: Mali's ancient documents captured online. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60689699

The Balme Library was established in 1948, Located on the main campus of the University of Ghana. The library was named after David Mowbray Balme, the first Principal of the University of Ghana. It is the largest within the University of Ghana Library System (UGLS). It is structured with information resources, and the most organized Library, in west Africa. It has a collection of printed books, totaling over 400, 000 volumes. The library subscribes to the largest, online databases in West Africa. including electronic journals (e-journals) and electronic books. The catalogue consists, the most diverse catalogue in West Africa. It consists, the Arabic library, Reference Hall, the United Nations, Depository Library and so on. The library is PAN AFRICAN

Salaudden, Hammed. (2021). Top 7 Universities with the Largest Library in West Africa. Retrieved from https://www.schoolbiro.com/top-7-universities-with-the-largest-library-in-west-africa/

In 1962, a document was announced by a representative of the UNESCO, in which it was stated that each region of Nigeria was responsible for the creation and regulation of the activities of local public libraries in Nigeria.

At present, the libraries in some of the country’s universities are among the biggest in Africa:

Ahmadu Bello University (Kashim Ibrahim) has about 1.2 million of books

Nsukka, University of Nigeria has about 717,000 of books

Ibadan University has about 450,000 of books

Ife University has about 401,000

Lagos University has about 375,000 of books

Bankole, Evelyn (2018). History of library in Nigeria before independence Retrieved from  https://www.legit.ng/1145674-history-library-nigeria-independence.html

Les Archives Nationales du Sénégal (National Archives of Senegal) contain files from all of the territories of French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Française - AOF), of which Dakar was the capital. The files include Annual Medical Reports from the Côte d'Ivoire (1907-1914), the Niger, Guinea, the Soudan (Mali), Senegal, Togo from the 1930s, from Haute-Senegal-Niger (1912) and the Soudan 1928-1942. There are medical reports on laboratory work (1929); sanitary reports for the Niger (1936); and annual reports from L'Institut Central de la Lèpre and the Service Générale d'Hygiène Mobile de Prophylaxie from the 1950s including information on the use of DDS treatment (1935). Reports on treatment prompted by visits to International Leprosy Conferences are also held here. In addition, documents relating to anti-leprosy campaigns in French West Africa, annual reports on L'Institut Marchoux (1954) and documents relating to public health ministerial conferences (1958) are part of this archive.

International Leprosy Association. (2016). Archives Nationales du Sénégal. Retrieved from https://leprosyhistory.org/database/archive707