Augustin Sawadogo in Cologne and Accra

Augustin Sawadogo, invited professor of PISAI, gave a paper at the 9th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS9) which took place at the University of Cologne on 31 May-3 June 2023 under the theme «African Futures». This important event gathered about 1900 participants from 80 countries. 1400 papers were presented across 245 panels and roundtables. Prof. Sawadogo presented a paper entitled: «Islamic education between two worldviews? The Ecoles franco-arabes in Burkina Faso» in the panel «Islam in Africa in global context: African engagements at the intersection of the local, the transregional, and the global». 

Prof. Sawadogo also attended the 2^nd Sacred Texts International Conference that was held at the University of Ghana-Accra on 21-23 June 2023, under the theme: «Interpreting sacred texts in contemporary Africa: concepts, methods and approaches». He gave a paper entitled: «A new authoritative approach to interpreting the Qurʾān or a forbidden innovation (bidʿa)? The case of the Cultural Committee of the Generation of the “three Testaments” (CCGT) in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Mali». The conference welcomed 51 participants from 9 countries, representing over twenty institutions.