Here the archivist groups together in the 15G series materials that involve the Soudan (Mali) well before it comes under French control in the 1880s. The Bakel and then the Matam posts were key bases of operation for the French, and places where much of the correspondence was received or dispatched. The main protagonists are Umar and his inheritors, who controlled much of the Soudan area and were portrayed by the French as the “Tokolor Empire.” Some material dealing with Samori Ture and the long conflict with him in the 1880s and 1890s also appears.

See the detailed sheets on each dossier, with an entry for virtually every item.