Memory Of The World Register – Africa

The first inscriptions on the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register were announced in 1997. By creating a compendium of important library and archive holdings – including books, manuscripts, audio-visual materials, and digital documents – the program aims to use its networks of experts to exchange information and raise resources for the preservation, digitization, and dissemination of documentary materials. As of 2023, 494 pieces of documentary heritage have been included in the register. Of these, 35 are from Africa. They include recordings of folk music, ancient languages and phonetics; aged remnants of religious and secular manuscripts; collected lifetime works of renowned figures of literature, science, and music; copies of motion pictures and short films; and accounts documenting changes in the world’s political, economic and social stage.

List by country/territory

Curing Diseases and Defects Both Apparent and Hidden Wdl 00465 0002.jpg, ''The Book of Healing from internal and external diseases affecting the body'', a 17th-century magico-medical manuscript in Timbuktu, Mali
IHERBIABT 006366.jpg, ''Reminder to those who do not pay attention to the harms caused by the divergence between believers'', an acrostic poem in Timbuktu, Mali
Witbooi-Journal-2-051.png, Pages from the Letter Journals of Hendrik Witbooi, National Archives of Namibia

See also

* UNESCO Memory of the World Register – Arab States (includes North Africa)

Notes

Names and spellings provided are based on the official list released by the Memory of the World Programme.

References

External links

UNESCO Memory of the World Programme official website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Memory of the World Register - Africa