Doumbi Fakoly

Born in 1944 in Kita, Mali, Doumbi Fakoly spent his childhood in Senegal. He went on to study in France, where he obtained a degree in banking (French: Diplôme d'étude supérieures en banques). From 1978 to 1980, he worked for Banque Meridien Biao Mali.

In 1983, he published his first book, They Died for France (French: Morts pour la France), a historical tale about Senegalese skirmishers who fought for France during World War II. In his 1984 book The Supreme Guide's Early Retirement (La retraite Anticipée du Guide Suprême), he criticized the dictatorial regimes that followed the independence of many African countries.

In 1988, he published AIDS Control Certificate (Certificat de Contrôle Anti-Sida), a novel about a teenage girl whose father is accused of being HIV-positive. Adventure in Ottawa (L'Aventure à Ottawa), published in 1991, was his first novel aimed at a younger audience. Bilal the Prophet (Bilal le Prophète), another historical tale, was released in 1992, and The Revolt of the Galsénésiennes (La Révolte des Galsénésiennes), a tribute to women, followed in 1994.

In 1997, he published a complete study on Pan-Africanism. In 1999, he tackled the issue of forced marriage in his second young adult book.

Fakoly published Africa, the Rebirth (Afrique, la Renaissance), an essay that attempts to explain the causes of Africa's cultural alienation, in 2000. In 2003, he wrote an initiatory tale about Mali, Conquering the Magic Fountain, (A la conquête de la fontaine magique).

On February 14, 2023, Fakoly was sentenced to 12 months in prison, 8 of which were suspended, for "blasphemy".{{cite news |title=Affaire de blasphème : Doumbi Fakoly condamné à 8 mois de prison avec sursis, ses coaccusés acquittés |url=https://www.maliweb.net/faits-divers/affaire-de-blaspheme-doumbi-fakoly-condamne-a-8-mois-de-prison-avec-sursis-ses-coaccuses-acquittes-3011422.html?amp=1 |access-date=1 October 2024 |publisher=maliweb.net |date=18 February 2023}}

He regularly led workshops and conferences on African spirituality.{{cite news |title=Editions Menaibuc : la maison d’édition de l’Afrique et des Caraïbes |url=https://www.menaibuc.com/ |access-date=1 October 2024 |publisher=menaibuc.com |date=1 October 2024}} Fakoly lived in France, was married and has two children.{{cite news |title=Doumbi-Fakoly|url=https://www.babelio.com/auteur/-Doumbi-Fakoly/414100 |access-date=1 October 2024 |publisher=babelio.com |date=1 October 2024}}

Fakoly died on September 29, 2024, at the age of 80.{{cite news |title=Nécrologie : l’écrivain panafricaniste malien Doumbi-Fakoly est mort |url=https://actucameroun.com/2024/09/30/necrologie-lecrivain-panafricaniste-malien-doumbi-fakoly-est-mort/ |access-date=1 October 2024 |publisher=Actu Cameroun |date=30 September 2024}}

Doumbi-Fakoly believed that the rebirth of Africa is only possible if the Black-African people (and descendants) go back to their ancestral Black-African Spirituality. According to him, the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) have negative consequences for the Black-African people (and descendants).Doumbi-Fakoly, An Introduction to How Black-African People should Pray (2009), p48, Editions Menaibuc, Paris ({{ISBN|978-2-35349-076-9}})Doumbi-Fakoly, Ces Dieux et Ces Egrégores Etrangers Qui Tuent le Peuple Noir (2008), Editions Menaibuc, Paris ({{ISBN|2353490409}})

• Morts pour la France, 1983 (Karthala, Paris).
• La retraite Anticipée du Guide Suprême, 1984 (l'Harmattan, Paris)
• Certificat de Contrôle Anti-Sida, 1988 (Publisud, Paris)
• Aventure à Ottawa, 1991 (Hurtubise, Montreal)
• Bilal le Prophète, 1992 (Panafrica Plus, Ottawa)
• La Révolte des Galsénésiennes, 1994 (Publisud, Paris)
• Le Guide du Panafricaniste, 1997 (Editions Nouvelles du Sud, Paris)
• Un Mariage forcé 1999, (CEDA, Abidjan)
• Afrique, la Renaissance, 2000 (Publisud, Paris)
• A la conquête de la fontaine magique, 2003 (l’Harmattan, Paris)
• L’origine négro-africaine des religions dites révélées, 2004 Editions Menaibuc, Paris ({{ISBN|2911372514}})
• Introduction à la prière négro-africaine, 2005, Editions Menaibuc, Paris ({{ISBN|2911372808}})
• La Colonisation : L'autre crime contre l'humanité (le cas de la France coloniale), 2005, Editions Menaibuc, Paris ({{ISBN|2911372891}})
• Fakoly Prince du Mande, 2005, L'Harmattan, Paris ({{ISBN|2747547418}})
• L'origine biblique du racisme anti-noir, 2005, Editions Menaibuc, Paris ({{ISBN|2911372794}})
• Anta, grand prêtre d'Atum, 2005, Editions Menaibuc, Paris ({{ISBN|2911372662}})
• Cheikh Anta Diop Explique aux Adolescents, 2006, Editions Menaibuc, Paris ({{ISBN|2911372980}})
• Horus, fils d'Isis : (Le mythe d'Osiris expliqué), 2006, Editions Menaibuc, Paris ({{ISBN|2911372999}})
• La Bible en proces, 2008, Editions Menaibuc, Paris {{ISBN|2353490832}}
• Ces Dieux et Ces Egrégores Etrangers Qui Tuent le Peuple Noir, 2008, Editions Menaibuc, Paris ({{ISBN|2353490409}})
• Les chemins de La Maât, 2008, Editions Menaibuc, Paris ({{ISBN|2353490328}})
• Marcus Garvey expliqué aux adolescents, 2009, Editions Menaibuc, Paris ({{ISBN|2353491022}})
• L'Islam est-il une religion pour les Noirs ?, 2009, Editions Menaibuc, Paris ({{ISBN|235349112X}})
• An Introduction to How Black-African People should Pray, 2009, English traduction from Prof. Emmanuel Cadet, Editions Menaibuc, Paris ({{ISBN|978-2-35349-076-9}})

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• [http://dfakoly.blogspot.com/ Site Doumbi-Fakoly]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20050421201207/http://www.afribone.com/Arts/litterature/Auteurs/fakoly.html Site Afribone Mali]
• [http://www.menaibuc.com Site Editions Menaibuc]
• [http://menaibuc.blogspot.com Site Blog Menaibuc]
• [http://www.africamaat.com Site AfricaMaat]

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