Africa

EASTERN AFRICA

Ethiopia

• Digitising and conserving Ethiopian manuscripts at the Institute of Ethiopian Studies
  Ato Demeke Berhane Teffera, Institute of Ethiopian Studies
  Dr Stephen Delamarter, George Fox University
• Preservation of the historical literary heritage of Tigray, Ethiopia: the library of Sä’ada Amba monastery
  Dr D Nosnitsin, Hamburg University

Tanzania

• Collecting and preserving the records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania in Moshi, Tanzania
  Professor A Jones, Leipzig University

Zambia

• Preserving the archives of the United National Independence Party of Zambia
  Dr G Macola, University of Kent.

Zimbabwe

• Locating, listing and protecting the archives of Independent (or African Instituted) Churches in Zimbabwe
  Mr S Njovana, Independent Researcher

MIDDLE AFRICA

Cameroon

• Bamum script and archives project: saving Africa’s written heritage
  Dr K Tuchscherer, St John’s University
• Archiving a Cameroonian photographic studio
  Dr D Zeitlyn, University of Kent

NORTHERN AFRICA

Algeria

• Ibadi private libraries in the Mzab Heptapolis, Algeria
  Mr Y Daddi Addoun, York University, Canada

Egypt

• Transfer of Mosseri Genizah Archive from Paris to Cambridge University Library and its digitisation (with metadata), storage and accessibility: stage 1"
  Professor Stefan Reif, Cambridge University Library

Libya

• The tifinagh rock inscriptions in the Tadrart Acacus mountains (SW Libya): an unknown endangered heritage
  Dr S di Lernia, Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche Archeologiche e Antropologiche dell'Antichita

Sudan

• The endangered archives of Sudanese Trade Unions (1899-2005) – major project
  Dr S Elzailaee, London Metropolitan University
• Endangered archives of Sudanese trade unions, 1899-2005
  Dr S Elzailaee, London Metropolitan University

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Lesotho

• A rescue programme for the Matsieng Royal Archives, Lesotho
  Mrs C Qobo, National University of Lesotho

South Africa

• Digitising the photographic archive of Zenzo Nkobi
  Mr Piers Pigou, South African History Archive

WESTERN AFRICA

Ghana

• Preservation of endangered historical records in the Public Records and Archives Administration (PRAAD) in Tamale, Northern Ghana
  Dr I Montana, Northern Illinois University
• Preserving and digitising the Documentation and Resource Centre of the African Publishers' Network (APNET)
  Mr R Stringer, Independent Researcher
• Ritual narratives of Bagr Secret Society: Audio, video and digital preservation of ancient myths from the Dagara of northern Ghana
  Dr Alex Tengan, Independent Researcher

Guinea

• Syliphone – an early African recording label
  Dr G Counsel, African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific
• Guinea's Syliphone archives
  Dr G Counsel, University of Melbourne GSA

Guinea-Bissau

• History of Bolama, the first capital of Portuguese Guinea (1879-1941), as reflected in the Guinean National Historical Archives
  Dr B Embaló, Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa

Liberia

• Rescuing Liberian history: a pilot study to preserve and enable access to Liberia's Presidential and National Archives
  Dr V Stone, Indiana University
• Rescuing Liberian history: preserving the personal papers of William VS Tubman, Liberia's longest serving President"
  Dr V Stone, Indiana University
• Rescuing Liberian history: preserving the photographs of William VS Tubman, Liberia's longest serving President
  Dr V Stone, Indiana University

Mali

• Preliminary survey of Arabic manuscripts in Djenne, Mali, with a view to a major project of preservation, digitisation and cataloguing
  Ms S Sarin, La Mission Culturelle

Nigeria

• Making Professor Ade Obayemi’s life work available to the world
  Dr P Darling, Independent Researcher
• Rescuing Eastern Nigerian history: preserving the holdings of Enugu and Calabar regional archives
  Dr C Korieh, Rowan University
• Northern Nigeria : precolonial documents preservation scheme
  Dr M Salau, York University, Canada

Sierra Leone

• Before the war, after the war: preserving history in Sierra Leone
  Professor P Lovejoy, York University