Amy Niang
Amy Niang is Senior Programme Officer and Head of the Research Programme. She is specialised in African Political History and Political Thought. Her work also examines Africa’s International relations and the geopolitics of security in the Sahel. Amy is the author of The Postcolonial African State in Transition: Stateness and
CODESRIA Bulletin Online, No. 2, February 2024 – Paulin Hountondji on African Philosophy
By Souleymane Bachir Diagne Columbia University, New York, USA In 1977, a book entitled Sur la “philosophie africaine”: Critique de l’ethnophilosophie was published by Maspero, in its ‘Textes à l’appui’ collection. The book immediately became a resounding success and has been declared one of the 100 most influential African books of the
Advanced Senior Research Grants for Higher Education Methodology and Inception Workshop
CODESRIA is organising its Advanced Senior Research Grants for Higher Education Methodology and Inception Workshop. The meeting is held in Nairobi, Kenya from 6th to 08th February, 2024. Programme of Activities DAY 1 9:00 – 9:30 Arrivals and registrations CODESRIA / ALL 9:30 – 10:00 Introductions and welcome Dr. Godwin Murunga 10:00 – 10:15 Overview of workshop: Aim and objectives Dr. Samuel Fongwa 10:15
Paulin J. Hountondji (1942 – 2024): A tribute to a great thinker
It is with profound sorrow and a sense of great loss that the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) received news of the passing of eminent Beninese philosopher, Professor Paulin Hountondji, on 2nd February 2024. Born on April 11th, 1942, Professor Hountondji became a towering
