Éditions Jamana

Éditions Jamana is a Malian publishing house based in Bamako. It is a structure of the Coopérative culturelle Jamana (Jamana Cultural Cooperative) and was founded in 1986 by the organizers of the review Jamana, a journal created in September 1983 by Alpha Oumar Konaré. The name "Jamana" means "the country" in several Malian languages. Éditions Jamana is recognized as the first independent publishing house to emerge in Mali. The publishing house is known for its commitment to Malian and African literature, culture, and education. In 2014, it participated in a solidarity co-edition for the Indian Ocean with a "fair book" (Livre équitable) of Mes étoiles noires by Lilian Thuram, alongside eleven other publishing houses: Barzakh, Edilis, Éditions Ganndal, Graines de Pensées, Jeunes Malgaches, Mémoire d'Encrier, Papyrus Afrique, Presses universitaires d'Afrique, Ruisseaux d'Afrique, Sankofa & Gurli, and Tarik. The publishing house remains active and continues to contribute to the literary landscape of Mali and Francophone Africa.

Éditions Jamana was founded in 1986 by the organizers of the review Jamana, a journal established in September 1983 by Alpha Oumar Konaré. The review was an organ of the Coopérative culturelle Jamana, and the publishing house became a structure of that same cooperative. The name "Jamana" means "the country" in several Malian languages. Éditions Jamana holds the distinction of being the first independent publishing house to appear in Mali. In 2014, it took part in a solidarity co-edition for the Indian Ocean, producing a "fair book" (Livre équitable) edition of Mes étoiles noires by Lilian Thuram. This co-edition was a collaborative effort with eleven other publishing houses: Barzakh, Edilis, Éditions Ganndal, Graines de Pensées, Jeunes Malgaches, Mémoire d'Encrier, Papyrus Afrique, Presses universitaires d'Afrique, Ruisseaux d'Afrique, Sankofa & Gurli, and Tarik. The publishing house continues to operate from Bamako, Mali.

• 2014

  Participates in a solidarity co-edition for the Indian Ocean with a 'fair book' of Mes étoiles noires by Lilian Thuram, alongside 11 other publishing houses.

• 1986

  Éditions Jamana is founded by the organizers of the review Jamana.

• 1983

  The review Jamana is created in September by Alpha Oumar Konaré.

Independent publishing house focused on Malian and African culture and literature.

• Mes étoiles noires

  Co-edition published in 2014 as part of a solidarity co-edition for the Indian Ocean, with 11 other publishing houses.

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