Mentor
Professor of Political Science, Director of LASPAD, Editor-in-Chief of Global Africa
Biography
Professor of Political Science at UGB, Director of LASPAD and Editor-in-Chief of Global Africa journal. A mentor of the School for Young Researchers, she accompanies and inspires a new generation of African researchers.
Publications
[1]Ten years ago, at Gaston Berger University, the Laboratory for the Analysis of Societies and Powers / Africa–Diasporas (LASPAD) was established. LASPAD emerged from the UFR CRAC, the UFR SJP, and t…
Read the articleIntroduction Youth unemployment is undeniably one of the most pressing challenges facing contemporary Senegal. This phenomenon is typically understood in terms of its social manifestations and repercu…
Read the articleMame-Penda Ba and Toussaint Murhula Kafarhire Professor Nakabanda, thank you for accepting this interview. For several months, we have been conducting a series of interviews focusing on the Great Lake…
Read the articleMichel Cahen is a historian of Portuguese colonialism, whose focus has been on the theme of coloniality over the last twenty years. He recent work includes “Colonialité: Plaidoyer pour la précis…
Read the articleKane & Ba Dear Mr. Seck, we are very pleased to welcome you to this special issue of Global Africa journal dedicated to digital economy in Africa. It is an honor to have you among our co…
Read the articleKane & Ba Professor Gueldich, thank you for agreeing to be interviewed for this Global Africa journal feature on the digital economy. We’d like to start by recalling your scientific bac…
Read the articleIntroduction In February 2024, the Heads of State and Government of the African Union adopted the Protocol of Agreement for the establishment of an African Continental Free Trade Area on Digital Trade…
Read the articleContext GAINDESAT-1A, the first Senegalese-built nanosatellite, was launched on August 16, 2024, at 18:56 GMT. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carried GAINDESAT-1A during its Transporter 11 mission, fr…
Read the articleFor the past few days, I had been basking in jubilation that nothing seemed able to disturb. Global Africa, the journal we had created less than three years earlier, had just been successively indexed…
Read the articleMame-Penda Ba Good morning Dr. Isatou Touray. Thank you for joining us today in order to discuss the current debate around FGM in The Gambia. Before we start, could you please tell us a bit more about…
Read the articleMame-Penda Ba Dear Prof. Rigobert Minani Bihuzo, we have started a series of conversations around the Great Lakes region to untie this knot or solve this huge equation encapsulated in areas such as th…
Read the articleIntroduction Public administration and public services are major issues for the present and future of African countries. They are also central themes for social science research. For a long time, rese…
Read the articleMame-Penda BA: In recent weeks, deadly fighting between the Congolese rebel group Mouvement du 23-Mars (M23) and Congolese government forces has intensified a few kilometers from Goma, in the eas…
Read the articleThiam, Garba and Ba Prof. Shivji, as a towering figure in the study of Africa for social transformation, you embody the progressive movement in its radical commitment to African (and human) dignity. H…
Read the articleBa and Tidjani Alou: Hello Professor Maga, it’s a great pleasure to be able to talk to you about the “Pan-Africanism and African research” issue of Global Africa journal. Alongside C…
Read the articleBa: Hello Dr Ouédraogo, thank you for agreeing to be interviewed for this Global Africa journal feature on “Pan-Africanism and African Research”. It’s a great pleasure to be able to …
Read the articleTousignant & Ba: Prof. Touré, thank you very much for accepting this interview. To start, could you briefly introduce yourself to the readers of Global Africa, and explain what makes your career a…
Read the articleBa and Mbaye: Thank you, Dr Fall, for accepting this interview. The first question is about your career trajectory: how does one become Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO…
Read the articleMan’s condition, his projects and collaboration with others on tasks that strengthen man’s totality, are new issues which require genuine inspiration. Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth, 1963 [19…
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