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Aboubacry Moussa Lam, also known as Boubacar Lam, was born in 1953 ^[1] and is a Peul ^[2] Senegalese historian, disciple of Cheikh Anta Diop, who was his primary advisor on his major work, De l'Origine Égyptienne des Peuls, and a professor of Egyptology in the Department of History at the Cheikh Anta Diop University. ^[2] Lam has been credited with being the most important Diop scholar ^[3] and being "most helpful and inspiring in defining the nature of the Afrocentric school of thought." ^[4] Boubacar has been active in seeking to recenter Africans back in their own historical and social context. ^[5] Lam was also a signatory to an appeal to preserve the Timbuktu Manuscripts. ^[6] In January 2018, he was listed as a writer and lecturer at Dakar University as well as a participant in the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)'s and the Global Book Alliance (GBA)'s African Publishers and Other Book Industry Stakeholders Regional Meeting. ^[7]

The primary focus of Lam's work has been on Cheikh Anta Diop's migrations theory. ^[2] Continuing the African intellectual tradition of Africana Studies, Lam has used his linguistic skills for the purpose of translation and to assist in the recovery of African memory. ^[8] His linguistic work has helped establish connections between the ancient Egyptian language and black African languages, primarily Kongo-Saharan languages. ^[9] In particular, much of his work has focused on the cultural and linguistic similarities between West Africans (e.g., Peul, Serer, Wolof) and ancient Egypt. ^{[2] [10]} His research and demonstration of the Nile origin of the Peul has exampled the possibility of interactions between Africans in the western and eastern Sahel. ^[11] He has also made the case for km.t deriving from the skin color of Nile Valley Africans, who are viewed as black. ^[12]

Selected works

• Les chemins du Nil : les relations entre l'Egypte ancienne et l'Afrique ^[1]
• De l'origine égyptienne des Peuls ^[1]
• La fièvre de la terre ^[1]
• Le Sahara ou la vallée du Nil? : aperçu sur la problématique du berceau de l'unité culturelle de l'Afrique Noire ^[1]
• L'affaire des momies royales : la vérité sur la reine Ahmès-Nefertari ^[1]
• Le triomphe de Maât ^[1]
• L'unité culturelle égypto-africaine à travers les formes et les fonctions de l'appui-tête ^[1]
• Paalel njuumri ^[1]
• Fulb̳e : gila Héli-e-Yooyo haa Fuuta-Tooro ^[1]
• Hieroglyphics for Babies ^[13]

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