المؤرخ الأفريقي الهادي المبروك الدالي ودوره في كتابة تاريخ أفريقيا فيما وراء الصحراء:(قبائل الطوارق، وقبائل الهوسا أنموذجاً) 1957- 2020م

Abstract

Historical writing in Africa has been the focus of attention of many researchers and historians, who sought, through their writings, to highlight the components of the African continent. Because they realized that history is the memory that people rely on to know aspects of their lifestyles and their various aspects, and interest in the history of the African continent cannot be achieved except by research, exploration, investigation, and looking into the sources and references to introduce it.
- Not only that - but also to reveal what is real and what is legendary in the history of the African continent, and this is the main goal that the historian seeks in his historical writings.
One of the most prominent of these contemporary historians who had contributions to writing African history is the inimitable African historian Al-Hadi Al-Mabruk Al-Dali (1957-2020 AD), the subject of this modest study.
The historian Al-Hadi Al-Dali was among the few Arab historians who were interested in the history of Africa, and from this point we can raise the following problem: How did the historian Al-Hadi Al-Dali contribute to writing the history of Africa? This problem includes a set of sub-questions that can be asked as follows:
Who is Hedi Dali? What are the factors that influenced the formation of his scientific personality? What are the stages of his education and formation? What are his most important scientific activities in the field of African history? To what extent can his production be considered a contribution to writing African history?