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Memory of the World Register – Africa
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Christopher Okigbo Collection
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by the Christopher Okigbo Foundation, added in 2007
Documents on Slavery in the Archives of the General Secretariat of the Government (Cabo Verde, 1842-1869)
Memory of the World inscription, nominated by Cabo Verde, added 2025
Cape Verde 2025
Royal Archives (1824-1897)
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by Madagascar, added in 2009
Madagascar 2009
Records of the French Occupation of Mauritius
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by Mauritius, added in 1997
Mauritius 1997
The Records of Indentured Immigration
Memory of the World international register inscription, added 2015
Mauritius 2015
The Slave Trade and Slavery Records in Mauritius (1721-1892)
Memory of the World international register inscription, added 2023
Mauritius 2023
The archival collections on the blessed Fr. Jacques Désiré Laval - The Apostle of Mauritius
Memory of the World international register inscription, added 2023
Mauritius 2023
Al Orjoza fi teb by Ibn Toufail
Memory of the World inscription, nominated by Morocco, added 2025
Morocco 2025
✨ Letter Journals of Hendrik Witbooi
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by Namibia, added in 2005
Namibia 2005
✨ Windhoek Declaration
Statement of press freedom principles by African newspaper journalists in 1991
Namibia 2025
Collection of old postcards from French West Africa
Memory of the World international register inscription, added 2015
Senegal 2015
Fonds of the "Afrique occidentale française" AOF
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by Senegal, added in 1997
Senegal 1997
William Ponty School Collection of Papers
Memory of the World international register inscription, added 2015
Senegal 2015
Treasures from National Archives and Library Organizations
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by Ethiopia, added in 1997
Ethiopia 1997
Archives of the CODESA (Convention For A Democratic South Africa) 1991 - 1992 and Archives of the Multi-Party Negotiating Proces
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by South Africa, added in 2013
South Africa 2013
Criminal Court Case No. 253/1963 (State Versus N Mandela and Others)
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by South Africa, added in 2007
South Africa 2007
Liberation Struggle Living Archive Collection
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by South Africa, added in 2007
South Africa 2007
The Bleek Collection
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by South Africa, added in 1997
South Africa 1997
Kitab Al-Qanun fi Al-Tibb: the Book of Medical Laws (Book Four)
Memory of the World inscription, nominated by Algeria, added 2025
Algeria 2025
✨ Dutch West India Company (Westindische Compagnie) Archives
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by the Netherlands, Brazil, Ghana, Guyana, Netherlands Antilles, Suriname, United Kingdom and United States of America, added in 2011
Arquivos dos Dembos / Ndembu Archives
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by Angola and Portugal, added in 2011
Portugal Angola 2011
✨ Archives of the Dutch East India Company
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by Netherlands, added in 2003
✨ Book of Healing from internal and external diseases affecting the body
17th century Arabic magico-medical manuscript on the Memory of the World international register
Mali 2017
Reminder to those who do not pay attention to the harms caused by the divergence between believers
19th century Arabic manuscript on the Memory of the World international register
Mali 2017
The human being interests linked to the religions and the body
19th century Arabic manuscript on the Memory of the World international register
Mali Nigeria 2017
Census of slaves in Angola, Cape Verde and Mozambique determined by Portuguese decree of 12/14/1854
Memory of the World inscription, nominated by Angola, Cabo Verde and Mozambique, added 2025
Collection of Arabic Manuscripts and Books
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by Tanzania, added in 2003
Tanzania 2003
German Records of the National Archives
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by Tanzania, added in 1997
Tanzania 1997
Nehanda and Kaguvi mediums’ judgement dockets (April 1897). Case between State versus Nehanda and Kaguvi spirit mediums leading to their execution.
Memory of the World international register inscription, added 2015
Zimbabwe 2015
Colonial Archives
Memory of the World inscription, submitted by Benin, added in 1997
Benin 1997
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