Ismaïlia Samba Traoré in the audience

Photograph Ismaïlia Samba Traoré, president of the Malian Centre (2015-), taking part in a questions and answers session during a conference that was titled Regards croisés entre chartes précoloniales...
Audience at the 2nd writer's colloquium

Photograph of the audience at the 2nd Colloque International des Écrivains, Journalistes et Communicateurs Traditionnels, which was organised by the Malian Centre and Mouvement Malivaleurs and held at Hôtel...
Preparatory symposium for the 2nd writer's colloquium

Photograph of five panellists taking part in a symposium titled Regards croisés entre chartes précoloniales et constitutions africaines, which was organised by the Malian Centre and held on 19-21...
Traoré at 2nd writer's colloquium

Photograph of Ismaïlia Samba Traoré, president of the Malian Centre (2015-). This photograph was taken at the 2nd Colloque International des Écrivains, Journalistes et Communicateurs Traditionnels, which was organised...
Traoré at writer's colloquium

Photograph of Ismaïlia Samba Traoré, president of the Malian Centre (2015-) speaking at the 2nd Colloque International des Écrivains, Journalistes et Communicateurs Traditionnels, which was organised by the Malian...
Students at the 2nd writer's colloquium

Photograph of students taking part in the 2nd Colloque International des Écrivains, Journalistes et Communicateurs Traditionnels, which was organised by the Malian Centre and Mouvement Malivaleurs and held at...
Student at the 2nd writer's colloquium

Photograph of a student asking a question at the 2nd Colloque International des Écrivains, Journalistes et Communicateurs Traditionnels, which was organised by the Malian Centre and Mouvement Malivaleurs and...
Workshop with students in Segoú

Photograph of students in Ségou taking part in an event titled Caravane de rencontre et découverte de l'autre, which was organised by the Malian Centre and held in the...
Five panellists at the 2nd writer's colloquium

Photograph of five panellists at the 2nd Colloque International des Écrivains, Journalistes et Communicateurs Traditionnels, which was organised by the Malian Centre and Mouvement Malivaleurs and held at Hôtel...
Four panellists at the 2nd writer's colloquium

Photograph of four panellists at the 2nd Colloque International des Écrivains, Journalistes et Communicateurs Traditionnels, which was organised by the Malian Centre and Mouvement Malivaleurs and held at Hôtel...
Group photograph at the 2nd writer's colloquium

Photograph of participants of the 2nd Colloque International des Écrivains, Journalistes et Communicateurs Traditionnels, which was organised by the Malian Centre and Movement Malivaleurs and held at Hôtel Massaley...
Audience at the 2nd writer's gathering

Photograph of the audience at the 2nd Colloque international des écrivains, journalistes et communicateurs traditionnels, a literary colloquium organised by the Malian Centre and Mouvement Malivaleurs and held at...
Reporters filming the 2nd writer's colloquium

Photograph of reporters filming the 2nd Colloque International des Écrivains, Journalistes et Communicateurs Traditionnels, a literary colloquium organised by the Malian Centre and Mouvement Malivaleurs and held at Hôtel...
Banzoumana Traoré at the 2nd writer's colloquium

Photograph of Banzoumana Traoré, Co-ordinator of the NGO SAVAMA-DCI - the Association for the Safeguarding and Promotion of Manuscripts for the Defense of Islamic Culture - speaking at the...
Panellists at Colloque International des Ecrivains 2015

Photograph of panellists at the opening ceremony of the first edition of Colloque international des écrivains, a literary colloquium organised by the Malian Centre and held in Bamako on...
Audience at the 2nd writer's colloquium

Photograph of the audience at the 2nd Colloque international des écrivains, journalistes et communicateurs traditionnels, a literary colloquium organised by the Malian Centre and the Mouvement Malivaleurs and held...
Tribute to Albakaye Ousmane Kounta

Video of a literary event, filmed by Madina Traoré and Sidy Sidibé, which was held at the Palais de la Culture Amadou Hampaté Ba in Bamako on 5 May...
Audience at Colloque International des Écrivains 2015

Photograph of the audience at the opening ceremony of the 1st Colloque international des écrivains, a literary colloquium organised by the Malian Centre and held in Bamako on 28-30...
Audience voting at Colloque International des Ecrivains 2015

Photograph of the audience voting at the opening ceremony of the 1st Colloque international des écrivains, a literary colloquium organised by the Malian Centre and held in Bamako...
Literary merit diploma

Template of a literary merit diploma created by the Malian Centre in 2016. This template was used for the diplomas awarded to prize-winners at the 1st edition of Journée...
Education principles by Enfance Heureuse

Manifesto titled "Enfance Heureuse: Enoncé des 9 principes de comportement", which was created by the Malian Centre and Mouvement Malivaleurs in collaboration with Enfance Heureuse in 2013, f. 1....
3rd Rencontre Internationale report

Report by Malian Centre and Mouvement Malivaleurs, Bamako, December 2018, ff. 15. In this report the Malian Centre relay the programme of activites that were held for the 3rd...
3rd Rencontre Internationale poster

Poster created by the Malian Centre and Mouvement Malivaleurs to promote a symposium held as part of the 3rd edition of their literary gathering Rencontre Internationale des Écrivains, Éducateurs,...
Ismaïlia Samba Traoré at the 81st PEN Congress

Photograph of Ismaïlia Samba Traoré, president of the Malian Centre (2015-), giving a speech during a conference at the 81st PEN International Congress, Quebec, Canada, 2015. This Congress, at...
Manifesto by Ismaïlia Samba Traoré

Manifesto titled "Manifeste des écrivains et activistes culturels du Mali", which was written by Ismaïlia Samba Traoré and issued in Bamako on 4 May 2012, ff. 2. In this...
Cadre de reference de politique culturelle du Mali

Front cover of Traoré, Ismaïlia Samba. Cadre de reference de politique culturelle du Mali. Bamako: Malian Centre and Mali Ministry of Culture, 2007. In this book Traoré, president of...
Étude sur le secteur du livre au Mali

Front cover of Traoré, Ismaïlia Samba. Étude sur le secteur du livre au Mali. Bamako: OMEL, 2018. In this book Traoré, president of the Malian Centre (2015-), in collaboration...
Guide des Artistes Plasticiens du Mali

Front cover of Traoré, Ismaïlia Samba. Guide des Artistes Plasticiens du Mali: an overview about Malian Creativity. Bamako: La Sahélienne, 2010. In this book Traoré, president of the Malian...
Debates at World Book Day 2016

Photograph of a student speaking at a panel event held during the Malian Centre's celebrations for World Book Day, which took place in Bamako on 23 April 2016. This...
Malian Centre poster

Poster created by the Malian Centre. This poster, titled "Qui sommes-nous?" outlines information on the Centre's history and vision, and provides links to its website and contact details.
Ismaïlia Samba Traoré at Café Littéraire

Photograph of Ismaïlia Samba Traoré, president of the Malian Centre (2015-), speaking at a literary event titled Café Littéraire, which was organised by Malian Centre and held in the...
Children at World Book Day 2016

Photograph of children taking part in an exhibition and literary event held during the Malian Centre's celebrations for World Book Day, which took place in Bamako on 23 April...
Student at World Book Day 2016

Photograph of a student speaking at a literary event held during the Malian Centre's celebrations for World Book Day, which took place in Bamako on 23 April 2016. This...
Young people at World Book Day 2018

Photograph of young writers at an event held during the Malian Centre's celebrations for World Book Day, which took place in Timbuktu on 22-23 April 2018. These celebrations were...
World Book Day 2018 in Timbuktu

Photograph of four panellists at an event held during the Malian Centre's celebrations for World Book Day, which took place in Timbuktu on 22-23 April 2018. These events were...
World Book Day 2016 student panellists

Photograph of student panellists at a literary event held during the Malian Centre's celebrations for World Book Day, which took place in Bamako on 23 April 2016. This event...
Young writers at World Book Day 2018

Photograph of young writers taking part in an event held during the Malian Centre's celebrations for World Book Day, which took place in Timbuktu on 22-23 April 2018. These...
World Book Day 2018 participants

Photograph of young writers taking part in an activity that was held during the Mali Centre's celebrations for World Book Day, which took place in Timbuktu on 22-23 April...
Salem Ould El Hajj awarding a prize-winner

Photograph of Malian writer and historian Salem Ould El Hajj, on the left, awarding a certificate to a young Malian writer. This prize giving ceremony was held during the...
John Ralston Saul awarding prize-winner

Photograph of John Ralston Saul, on the left, president of PEN International (2009-15), with Aboubacar Sanogo, in the middle, recipient of a literary award. Sanago won this award...
World Book Day 2018

Photograph of panellists at a literary event held during the Malian Centre's celebrations for World Book Day, which took place in Timbuktu on 22-23 April 2018. This event was...
Audience at World Book Day 2018

Photograph of the audience at a conference held during the Malian Centre's celebrations for World Book Day, which took place in Timbuktu on 22-23 April 2018. These celebrations were...
World Book Day 2016

Photograph of speakers at a literary event and awards ceremony that took place during the Malian Centre's celebrations for World Book Day, which took place in Bamako on 23...
Audience at World Book Day 2016

Photograph of the audience at a literary event and awards ceremony that took place during the Malian Centre's celebrations for World Book Day, which took place in Bamako on...
Aminata Traoré awarding a prize-winner

Photograph of Aminata Dramane Traoré, on the right, former Minister of Culture and Tourism for Mali (1997-2000), awarding a collection of books to a prize-winner at the 1st edition...
Albakaye Kounta arriving to Journée du Mérite littéraire

Photograph of the Malian writer Albakaye Ousmane Kounta - standing in the middle of the crowd - arriving to the 1st edition of Journée national du Mérite littéraire, a...
Albakaye Ousmane Kounta giving a talk

Photograph of the Malian writer Albakaye Ousmane Kounta speaking at the 1st edition of Journée national du Mérite littéraire, a day dedicated to recognising and celebrating outstanding contributions to...
Albakaye Ousmane Kounta awarding a prize-winner

Photograph of the Malian writer Albakaye Ousmane Kounta awarding a prize-winner with a collection of books at the 1st edition of Journée national du Mérite littéraire, a day dedicated...
Panellists at Journée du Mérite littéraire

Photograph of Dioncounda Traoré, on the right, Prime Minister of Mali (2012-13), speaking at a panel event. Seated to his right is Aminata Dramane Traoré, Minister for Culture and...
Albakaye Ousmane Kounta with literary diploma

Photograph of Dioncounda Traoré, on the right, Prime Minister of Mali (2012-13), with Malian writer Albakaye Ousmane Kounta, on the left. In this photograph Kounta is holding the literary...
Dioncounda Traoré with Aminata Dramane Traoré

Photograph of Dioncounda Traoré, on the left, Prime Minister of Mali (2012-13), with Aminata Dramane Traoré, on the right, Minister of Culture and Tourism for Mali (1997-2000). In this...
Albakaye Ousmane Kounta speaking at Journée du Mérite littéraire

Photograph of Malian writer Albakaye Ousmane Kounta speaking at the 1st edition of Journée national du Mérite littéraire, a day dedicated to recognising and celebrating outstanding contributions to...
Ceremony for the inaugural Journée du Mérite littéraire

Photograph of Dioncounda Traoré, Prime Minister of Mali (2012-13) - who can be seen standing at the very front of the crowd - inaugurating the 1st edition of Journée...
Dioncounda Traoré awarding prize

Photograph of Dioncounda Traoré, Prime Minister of Mali (2012-13), on the right, awarding a diploma of literary merit to the Malian writer Albakaye Ousmane Kounta, on the left, during...
Speaking to the press at Caravane de rencontre

Photograph of students speaking to the press at an event titled Caravane de rencontre et découverte de l'autre which was organised by the Malian Centre and held in Ségou,...
Caravane de rencontre event in Ségou

Photograph of two students taking part in an event held in Ségou titled Caravane de rencontre et découverte de l'autre, which was organised by the Malian Centre and held...
Students at Caravane de rencontre

Photograph of students taking part in an event held in Ségou titled Caravane de rencontre et découverte de l'autre, which was organised by the Malian Centre and held in...
Writing workshop presentation in Timbuktu

Photograph of panellists at a writing workshop that was organised by the Malian Centre and held in Timbuktu on 13 September 2016. From left to right are: Salem Ould...
Writing workshop in Timbuktu

Photograph of participants at a writing workshop that was organised by the Malian Centre and held in Timbuktu on 13 September 2016. This workshop was held in preparation for...
Questions and answers at preparatory workshop

Photograph Ismaïlia Samba Traoré, president of the Malian Centre (2015-), taking part in a questions and answers session during a conference that was titled Regards croisés entre chartes précoloniales...