On May 29, TrustAfrica will host a webinar titled “Amadou Mahtar Mbow and the Emancipation of Peoples in Africa and Around the World.”

The webinar, which will feature a panel discussion with TrustAfrica’s Executive Director, Dr Ebrima Sall, Dr Jean-Bernard Ouedraogo, journalist Barka Ba, and Vincent Foucher, is part of a series that started on March 27, 2021.

TrustAfrica, along with other members of the scientific and pan-Africanist communities, continues to commemorate Professor Amadou Mahtar Mbow’s centenary. The following activities and webinars on various themes have been planned for the centenary celebration:

• Philosophy and Action of Secular Scouting in the Life and Work of Amadou Mahtar Mbow, hosted by Marie-Louise Corréa, Abdoulaye Élimane Kane, Abdou Salam Fall, and Moussa Mbaye (May 1, 2021).
• Amadou Mahtar Mbow and the Rewriting of African History, hosted by Abdoulaye Bathily, Theophile Obenga, Thierno Moctar Bah, Boubacar Barry, Rokhaya Fall, Adam Ba-Konaré, and Babacar Diop dit Buuba (May 8, 2021).
• Political and Citizen Engagement (National Assizes and CNRI) will be hosted by Mamadou Lamine Loum, Babacar Kanté, Abdoulaye Dièye, and Pape Demba Sy on May 15, 2021.
• Amadou Mahtar Mbow and Human and Citizens’ Rights, to be hosted by Alioune Tine, Pierre Sané, Mame Penda Ba, Selly Ba, and Pape Ibrahima Kane on May 22, 2021.

For more information on Prof. Amadou Mahtar Mbow click here