Manuscript Man of Timbuktu

From Emergent Africa Sat Apr 26 2014, 12:24:00

A National Geographic profile of archivist, Abdul Kader Haidar:

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Abdel Kader Haidara had made it his life's work to document Mali's illustrious past. When the jihadists came, he led the rescue operation save 350,000 manuscripts...[continue reading]

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