Speech on the Ivorian crisis for the FASV (June 18, 2011, Embassy of Côte d’Ivoire in France) Excellency Ambassador, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends of the Saint Viateur Fund, I do not think I am in the best position to talk about the long crisis that Côte d’Ivoire is going through in general, since everyone here...
Category: Tribute to Denis Maugenest (Founder)
Tributes to Denis Maugenest – Bernard Puepi’s Testimony
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 42...
Denis Maugenest’s Resume
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 – where...
Tributes to Father Denis Maugenest
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 brief...
Denis Maugenest’s speech at the UCAC colloquium in 2012
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 20th...
Interview with Denis Maugenest
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 living...