The following institutions and individuals contribute, or have contributed, to the achievement and success of the research program, by their financial or technical support :
Mali Project
• Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF, Requests n° 100011-143445, 101212-112395, 10112-100519, 1213-0595714 et 1214-0494725) ;
• Faculty of Science, University of Geneva (Budget Line AFRI) ;
• Swiss-Liechtenstein Foundation for Archaeological Research Abroad (SLSA) ;
• French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) ;
• French National Research Agency (ANR) and German Research Foundation (DFG) (ANR-07-FRAL-001).
And :
• French National Research Agency (ANR-09-JCJC-0123-01) ;
• Rector and Faculty of Science, University of Geneva (Investment Funds) ;
• Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences, Bern (SAHS) ;
• Ernst and Lucie Schmidheiny Foundation, Geneva ;
• Augustin Lombard Fellowship, University of Geneva ;
• Marc Birkigt Fellowship, Geneva ;
• Academic Society, Geneva ;
• European Union (Intra European Marie Curie Fellowship : MEIF-CT-2003-501195) ;
• Partnership Hubert Curien (PHC) – Germaine de Staël : Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW), French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (MAEDI) and French Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research (MENESR) ;
• Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) ;
• National Institute for Earth Sciences (INSU), CNRS, ECLIPSE and ARTEMIS programs ;
• CNRS, ATIP program ;
• FYSSEN Foundation, Paris ;
• Mrs Michèle Lechien ;
• Dr. Hartmann P. Koechlin.
And for logistical support :
• Swiss Cooperation Office SDC and Consular agency, Bamako ;
• Service for cooperation and cultural action of the Embassy of France, Bamako ;
• Institute of Humanities (ISH), Bamako ;
• University of Bamako ;
• National Center for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST), Bamako.
Senegal Projects
• Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF, Requests n° 101212–124657 and 100019E-164071) ;
• Faculty of Science, University of Geneva (Budget Line AFRI) ;
• Swiss-Liechtenstein Foundation for Archaeological Research Abroad (SLSA) ;
• French National Research Agency (ANR15-CE33-0009-01) ;
• French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE).
And :
• Partnership Hubert Curien (PHC) – Germaine de Staël : Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW), French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (MAEDI) and French Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research (MENESR) ;
• Montaigne University, Bordeaux (Politique Scientifique d’Etablissement) ;
• Labex Laboratory of Archaeological Sciences, Bordeaux (LaScArBx) ;
• Mrs Michèle Lechien.
And for logistical support :
• Embassy of Switzerland, Dakar ;
• Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire (IFAN), Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar (UCAD).
Ivory Coast Project
• Swiss Center for Scientific Research in Ivory Coast (CSRS, PNUD 2 n° 17 Funds) ;
• Strategic Support Program for Scientific Research (PASRES).
And :
• Faculty of Science, University of Geneva (Budget Line AFRI).
And for logistical support :
• Swiss Center for Scientific Research in Ivory Coast (CSRS) ;
• Embassy of Switzerland, Abidjan ;
• Félix Houphouët Boigny University, Abidjan.
Ghana Project
• Swiss-Liechtenstein Foundation for Archaeological Research Abroad (SLSA).
And :
• Faculty of Science, University of Geneva (Budget Line AFRI).
And for logistical support :
• Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies, University of Ghana ;
• Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB).