Une Église Africaine posée sur les religions africaines est-elle concevable? Peut-on être Chrétien et partisan du Vaudou? Entretien avec le Rév. Pasteur Eloi AGBANOU
Croix à Problèmes? Serait-on tenté de se demander. Car, en Afrique au sud du Sahara, il ne se passe de jour sans que le rôle des églises missionnaires ne soit remis en question. Certains hommes des sciences originaires d’Afrique vont jusqu’à prôner la rupture totale et le retour aux religions traditionnelles africaines. Pour les partisans de […]
Communiqué du Professeur Mubabinge Bilolo, Egyptologue: APPEL A CONTRIBUTION SCIENTIFIQUE
Le temps est venu de questionner fermement le travail inaugural et erudit effectué par les plus grands savants africains et de relire leur travail pour le comprendre, comprendre notre époque et construire l’avenir à la lumière des héritages commis. On commencera par le Professeur Cheikh Anta Diop, physicien, égyptologue, historien ancien, épistémologue. Et par Théophile […]
PhD scholarships in Peace Studies in Africa: University for Peace (UPEACE) 2012
The Africa Programme of the University for Peace (UPEACE) has secured funding from The Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to offer a limited number of scholarships to African students registered in PhD Programmes focused on Governance and Security Studies. The scholarship will cover tuition, living expenses, communications, access to scholarly materials, and dissemination of […]
Two Post-Doctoral Positions: Faculty of Economics and Finance (South Africa)
Applications are invited for 2 Post Doctoral Fellows under the DST/NRF Research Chair on Innovation Studies at the Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI). This is a two year contract with a possibility of one more year extension. The purpose of the post-doctoral fellowships is to encourage imaginative research on at least the following areas: co-evolution of […]
Call for papers – Poétique de l’enfance : Perspectives contemporaines
Ce colloque s’inscrit dans le cadre du 80 ème Congrès de l’Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas) qui se tiendra au Palais des Congrès de Montréal. Il se déroulera les 9 et 10 mai 2012. Argumentaire : Concept dynamique, l’enfance est souvent pensée et repensée du point de vue des adultes au point qu’elle apparaît comme […]
PhD opportunities in Economics – Nouveau programme de troisième cycle interuniversitaire (NPTCI) en Économie
Many African economies lack a critical mass of well-trained economists who can analyse and develop homegrown solutions to key development problems. The situation in francophone Africa is particularly acute. Furthermore, graduate students lack the support needed to undertake the meaningful field research that is critical for the effective and timely completion of their theses and […]
Where to study Computer Science in Africa? The University of Nairobi School of Computing and Informatics
University of Nairobi Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are now recognized as agents for development, transforming organizations and contributing to socio-economic growth. In Africa in general, there has been limited research on the role of ICTs in or their impact on socio-economic development at the individual, community and national levels. With inadequate human capacity in ICT […]
Histoire officielle et vérité des faits: La politique nous dicte-t-elle sa loi?
Pendant plusieurs années, la silhouette du Front Patriotique Rwandais (FPR) et la main de son homme fort Paul Kagame ont été vus derrière le crash de l’avion qui transportait les chefs d’État du Burundi et du Rwanda le 6 avril 1994. Les deux hommes d’État avaient perdu la vie dans cet accident aujourd’hui considéré comme […]
Africa’s Development: The World Bank proposes a New Instruments: Program-for-Results (PforR)
Can we trust the World Bank again? In the 1980s, the Structural Adjustment Programs were announced as final remedies for Africa’s under-development disease. Today, we all know the result. There is no comment to be done anymore. Even the FAO and other United Nations’ agencies have reported on damages caused by Structural Adjustment Programs in developing societies. States’ […]
The World Bank’s fellowship program: Complementary Training for African graduates working in public sector
The JJ/WBGSP supports 16 Partnership Programs with universities around the world. These programs enable scholars to receive specialized training in key areas of development, such as economic policy management, tax policy, or infrastructure management. The Programs seek promising candidates from the public sector in developing countries, such as central banks and ministries of finance and […]