Unesco Chair: ‘Les Archives au service des nations et des sociétés africaines’ (Archives in the Service of African Nations and Societies’.

Ethiopia and France signed an agreement in 2019 for the conservation and enhancement of the Lalibela churches.

Directed by geographer Marie Bridonneau and historian Marie-Laure Derat, the Sustainable Lalibela project is funded by the AFD and the CNRS and operated by the French Centre for Ethiopian Studies in Addis Ababa.

The École nationale des chartes - PSL developed a network of partners from higher education establishments, heritage institutions and representatives of national and international associations to build archive and archivist capacity to act and operate in Africa, and to implement degree courses tailored to the needs of the public and private employment sector, and research institutions.

In 2023, the Action de Formation Archives et Afrique (AFAA) network became the Unesco Chair: ‘Les Archives au service des Nations et des Sociétés africaines’ (Archives in the service of African Nations and Societies).