Western Africa

Projects in Western Africa

ELDP

Glavda in rural and urban contexts

The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide for the documentation of endangered languages and knowledge. Grantees create audiovisual colle…

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A description and documentation of Avatime

The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide for the documentation of endangered languages and knowledge. Grantees create audiovisual colle…

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Documentation and description of Ikaan, a language in Southern Nigeria

The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide for the documentation of endangered languages and knowledge. Grantees create audiovisual colle…

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The system of nominal classification in Gújjólay Eegima

The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide for the documentation of endangered languages and knowledge. Grantees create audiovisual colle…

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19 Preserving Manuscripts in the Al Aqib Library Timbuktu Mali c Amalia

Preserving Manuscripts in the Al-Aqib Library, Sankoré Mosque of Timbuktu

The Al-Aqib Library at the Sankoré Mosque in Timbuktu holds a unique manuscript collection, which remained in Timbuktu during the armed attacks of 2012. This project will impr…

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18 Rehabilitation of the Tomb of Askia Gao Mali c Thomas Raguet 1

Rehabilitation of the Tomb of Askia

The Tomb of Askia, built in 1495, is a significant example of Sudano-Sahelian architecture and the local community is dedicated to its upkeep using traditional methods. It was…

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