International Congress on African Antiquity — ICM Institut Culturel du Mali

Objectives

Why this congress

Program

Nov 16 — Day 1

Opening ceremony and plenary sessions

Nov 17 — Day 2

Academic sessions: ancient civilizations and languages

Nov 18 — Day 3

Academic sessions: sciences, governance and heritage

Nov 19 – 20

Academic and cultural field program

Field program

Site 1

Architecture, cosmology, traditional knowledge and astronomical understanding.

Site 2

Center of oral tradition, preservation and transmission of the history of the Mali Empire.

Site 3

Foundation of the Manden Charter, governance, law and community responsibility.

Expected participants