Professor Kako Nubukpo is an economist (with a sensitive historian’s tropism) and a renowned academic. He was Minister in charge of Prospective and Evaluation of Public Policies in Togo (2013-2015). Professor Kako Nubukpo’s book is a useful reference point for outstanding issues, without claiming to provide, in all the fields explored, absolute answers to...
On February 12, 2020, the Institut Afrique Monde (IAM) organized a conference at the Centre Sèvres on "China-Africa: What Perceptions? What realities? What perspectives?". Under the aegis of Mrs Denise Houphouët-Boigny, President of the IAM, this event, which brought together 250 participants, was led by Professor Kako Nubukpo, economist and politician, and Professor Thierry...
Africa is a paradoxical continent, it has important energy resources (oil and gas, hydro and solar energy potential) and yet a significant part of its population suffers from energy scarcity. What solutions can Africans find to get out of this situation? It is useful to take stock of this issue which has been on...
The International Joseph Ki-Zerbo Committee for Africa and its Diaspora (CIJKAD) deplores the death of Professor Beseat Kifle Selasiie (1941-2019). He had been designated as dean of the association at its last General Assembly. He sends to his family, the Ethiopian authorities and the people of Ethiopia his most heartfelt condolences. Beseat Kifle Selassie...
One New Year’s Day in 2012, I met this exceptional man for the first time. I had come to Paris to follow the production of a book by Editions l’Harmattan. In the company of André Julien Mbem, at the time, Director of Collection in this Publishing House, and Émile Mosely Batamak, we went to...
Abidjan, December 15, 2010 Born in 1938 (age 72). After his studies in law, economics and political science, he was admitted to the ENA (December 1961), which he did not join on his return from Algeria and Germany: he gave up senior civil service and joined the Society of Jesus (Jesuit) in 1963 –...
Farewell to Denis, a faithful companion and friend Interspersed paths In 1965-1966, I found myself in my first year of philosophy at Chantilly with a certain MAUGENEST Dionysius, both registered in the province of Paris. But we lost sight of each other immediately in the second year and our paths of formation diverged. This...
Paper at the UBCA colloquium (10-11 May 2012) : Identity and Mission of the Catholic University in Africa: Civilization, Culture and Faith Introduction: Why does a ‘European’ still speak?… of knowledge… or of hope? Thank you, Mr Rector, Mr Moderator, and all of you dear Friends, for inviting me to this colloquium on the...
Denis Maugenest, Jesuit: “I refuse certainties and continue to seek the truth”. Feb 23, 2014 09:00 Jesuit, doctor of theology, professor of political science, creator of university institutions in Africa, Father Denis Maugenest has just completed a stay in Mauritius. Invited by the Cardinal Jean Margéot Institute, he gave a series of conferences on...