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Doumbi Fakoly (born January 1, 1944) is a Malian writer.


Biography

Born in 1944 in Kita, Mali, Doumbi Fakoly spent his childhood in
Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
. He went on to study in France, where he obtained a degree in banking (French: ''Diplôme d'étude supérieures en banques''). From 1978 to 1980, he worked for Banque Meridien Biao Mali. In 1983, he published his first book, ''They Died for France'' (French: ''Morts pour la France''), a historical tale about Senegalese skirmishers who fought for France during
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. In his 1984 book ''The Supreme Guide's Early Retirement'' (''La retraite Anticipée du Guide Suprême''), he criticized the dictatorial regimes that followed the independence of many African countries. In 1988, he published ''AIDS Control Certificate'' (''Certificat de Contrôle Anti-Sida''), a novel about a teenage girl whose father is accused of being HIV-positive. ''Adventure in Ottawa'' (''L'Aventure à Ottawa''), published in 1991, was his first novel aimed at a younger audience. ''Bilal the Prophet'' (''Bilal le Prophète''), another historical tale, was released in 1992, and ''The Revolt of the Galsénésiennes'' (''La Révolte des Galsénésiennes''), a tribute to women, followed in 1994. In 1997, he published a complete study on Pan-Africanism. In 1999, he tackled the issue of forced marriage in his second
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book. Fakoly published ''Africa, the Rebirth'' (''Afrique, la Renaissance''), an essay that attempts to explain the causes of Africa's cultural alienation, in 2000. In 2003, he wrote an initiatory tale about Mali, ''Conquering the Magic Fountain'', (''A la conquête de la fontaine magique'').


Views

Doumbi-Fakoly believes that the rebirth of Africa is only possible if the Black-African people (and descendants) go back to their ancestral Black-African Spirituality. According to him, the
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(Judaism, Christianity and
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) have negative consequences for the Black-African people (and descendants).Doumbi-Fakoly, ''Ces Dieux et Ces Egrégores Etrangers Qui Tuent le Peuple Noir'' (2008), Editions Menaibuc, Paris (')


Bibliography

* ''Morts pour la France'', 1983 (Karthala, Paris). * ''La retraite Anticipée du Guide Suprême'', 1984 (l'Harmattan, Paris) * ''Certificat de Contrôle Anti-Sida'', 1988 (Publisud, Paris) * ''Aventure à Ottawa'', 1991 (Hurtubise, Montreal) * ''Bilal le Prophète'', 1992 (Panafrica Plus, Ottawa) * ''La Révolte des Galsénésiennes'', 1994 (Publisud, Paris) * ''Le Guide du Panafricaniste'', 1997 (Editions Nouvelles du Sud, Paris) * ''Un Mariage forcé 1999'', (CEDA, Abidjan) * ''Afrique, la Renaissance'', 2000 (Publisud, Paris) * ''A la conquête de la fontaine magique'', 2003 (l’Harmattan, Paris) * ''L’origine négro-africaine des religions dites révélées'', 2004 Editions Menaibuc, Paris (') * ''Introduction à la prière négro-africaine'', 2005, Editions Menaibuc, Paris (') * ''La Colonisation : L'autre crime contre l'humanité (le cas de la France coloniale)'', 2005, Editions Menaibuc, Paris (') * ''Fakoly Prince du Mande'', 2005, L'Harmattan, Paris (') * ''L'origine biblique du racisme anti-noir'', 2005, Editions Menaibuc, Paris (') * ''Anta, grand prêtre d'Atum'', 2005, Editions Menaibuc, Paris (') * ''Cheikh Anta Diop Explique aux Adolescents'', 2006, Editions Menaibuc, Paris (') * ''Horus, fils d'Isis : (Le mythe d'Osiris expliqué)'', 2006, Editions Menaibuc, Paris (') * ''La Bible en proces'', 2008, Editions Menaibuc, Paris * ''Ces Dieux et Ces Egrégores Etrangers Qui Tuent le Peuple Noir'', 2008, Editions Menaibuc, Paris (') * ''Les chemins de La Maât'', 2008, Editions Menaibuc, Paris (') * ''Marcus Garvey expliqué aux adolescents'', 2009, Editions Menaibuc, Paris (') * ''L'Islam est-il une religion pour les Noirs ?'', 2009, Editions Menaibuc, Paris (') * ''An Introduction to How Black-African People should Pray'', 2009, English traduction from Prof. Emmanuel Cadet, Editions Menaibuc, Paris (')


References


External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fakoly, Doumbi, Doumbi-Fakoly 1944 births Living people Malian writers People from Kita, Mali 21st-century Malian people