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
Panel : Décoloniser les savoirs / décloisonner les disciplines, en temps de crise
Day 5: Friday, 8th December 2023 - 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Plenary Session 13: Décoloniser les savoirs / décloisonner les disciplines, en temps de crise Chair : Bado Ndoye, (Senegal) Presenters: i) Seloua Luste Boulbina, ICSP, Université Paris Cité (France) - Penser en passant (toutes) les frontières” ii) Driss Ksikes, Economia, HEM Research Center
Endnote Lecture
Day 5: Friday, 8th December 2023 - 9:00 am – 10:30 am Plenary Session 12: Endnote Lecture Speaker: Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Columbia University (USA) Title: Les leçons de la pandémie Chair: Kofi Anyidoho, University of Ghana-Legon (Ghana)
Panel : Nurturing the Next Generation
Day 4: Thursday, 7th December 2023 - 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Plenary Session 11: Nurturing the Next Generation Chair: Mshai Mwangola, Uraia Trust (Kenya) | CODESRIA Executive Committee Speakers: Brahim El Morchid, Université Cadi Ayyad (Morocco) | CODESRIA Executive Committee Member Therese Felicitee Azeng, Université de Bertoua (Cameroun) Kudus Adebayo, University of Ibadan (Nigeria)
Panel : Implementing a Pan-African Scientific Agenda
Day 4: Thursday, 7th December 2023 - 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Plenary Session 10 : Implementing a Pan-African Scientific Agenda Chair: Georges Kobou, Université de Yaoundé II (Cameroun) Speakers: Ebrima Sall, Trust Africa (Senegal) , 6th Executive Secretary of CODESRIA, 2009-2017 Adebayo Olukoshi, Wits School of Governance (South Africa), 5th Executive Secretary of CODESRIA,
Panel : Governing the Council: Reflections by Former Presidents of CODESRIA
Day 4: Thursday, 7th December 2023 - 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Plenary Session 9: Governing the Council: Reflections by Former Presidents of CODESRIA Chair: Marema Toure Thiam, CODESRIA Scientific Committee (Senegal) Speakers: Zenebeworke Tadesse, (Ethiopia) , President of CODESRIA, 2003-2005 Teresa Cruz de Silva, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (Mozambique) , President of CODESRIA, 2005-2008 Fatima Harrak,
Panel :CODESRIA: Origin and Agenda – Solidarity Speech from H. Thoko Didiza
Day 4: Thursday, 7th December 2023 - 9:00 am – 10:30 am Solidarity Speech Chief Guest: The Honourable Thoko Didiza, Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Republic of South Africa Plenary Session 8 : CODESRIA: Origin and Agenda Chair : Godwin Murunga, CODESRIA (Senegal) Speakers Peter Anyang Nyong’o, County Government of Kisumu (Kenya) Penda Mbow,
Panel: Militarisms in Contemporary Africa
Day 2: Tuesday, 5th December 2023 - 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm Plenary Session 7: Militarisms in Contemporary Africa Chair : Amy Niang , Senior Programme Officer, CODESRIA (Senegal) Discussant: Shadrack Nasong’o, Rhodes College (USA) Speakers: i) Moses Khisa, North Carolina State University (USA) ii) Hamidou Magassa, CERNES (Mali)
Panel: Gender and Pandemic Experiences
Day 2: Tuesday, 5th December 2023 - 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Plenary Session 6: Panel - Gender and Pandemic Experiences Chair: Theresa Moyo, Researcher (South Africa) Discussant: Josephine Ahikire, Makerere University (Uganda) Presenters: i) Toyin Ajao, Imole of Afrika Centre (iAfrika) - Healing Justice SOULidarity: A Feminist Republik’s Collective Care Approach in a Pandemic ii)
Panel: Social Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from Africa
Day 2: Tuesday, 5th December 2023 - 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Plenary Session 5: Social Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from Africa Chair : Jimi Adesina, University of South Africa (South Africa) Discussant: Dzodzi Tsikata, SOAS University of London (UK) Presenters : i) Clement Chipenda, University of South Africa (South Africa) -
