Institut fondamental d’Afrique noire – Université Cheikh Anta Diop (IFAN-UCAD)

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The Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire-Cheikh Anta Diop (IFAN) is a research institute based at the Université Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, Senegal. Founded in 1936, IFAN houses a library and resource centre for research in history, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, geology, biology and African cultural studies.