The collection contains manuscripts dealing with different religious and non-religious topics. Some are short and others are long. The issues discussesd in the documents include divination, special prayers and techniques to address specific problems, and panegyric poems praising Prophet Muḥammad...
Transliterated title: Kanjamaalu Kitaaboolu I. Contains a collection of personal correspondances, notes, and some financial records. Arabic, Mandinka, Wolof, and French are used in the documents. Besides the documents in Mandinka Ajami, there is a letter in French, a document in Wolof Ajami dea...
First section of court records of colonial Dahomey (1884-1965), Republic of Benin. Custodial history: During most of colonial rule (end of 19th century-1960), these archives were kept by the ministry of justice. From 1953 to 1972, they were displaced more than 6 times along with other French co...