Dr Moussa Traoré Teaching Philosophy A Pedagogy of Empowerment   I am naturally inclined towards the learner-centered approach. In my teaching in Africa,in Thailand, at Illinois State University and at North Shore Community College in Danvers, Massachusetts, I always put the learner at the center of the classroom activities, by giving him/her a voice in […]

Girls writing antiwar graffiti (photo: courtesy Sutori Media)     Some of my previous reflections opened the debate on the role of the armed forces in the war against terrorism in Burkina, Mali and Niger. I am touched upon the power that the songs by the soldiers have on the morale of the combatants. This

A flag map of Ghana (image: courtesy of Gordon Johnson)     On December 7, 2024, Ghana voted in John Dramani Mahama, the candidate of the opposition party, as president. There are two main parties in the country: the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Other political parties exist but they

President Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso at the Swearing In Ceremony of President John Mahama of Ghana on 7 January 2025 (photo: courtesy of John Mahama)   On January 7, 2025, the newly-elected president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, was sworn in. Several heads of state and distinguished personalities graced the occasion and Captain Ibrahim

President Emmanuel Macron of France (photo: courtesy of Facebook)     Francophone West Africa is regularly shaken by surprising facts or utterances and the most recent event was a statement in the speech that the French President Emmanuel Macron delivered on January 6, 2025 in front of ambassadors from Africa and ministers, military and civilian

President Elect Donald Trump (photo: courtesy of the White House) President Donald J. Trump’s reelection as US president is of great importance globally. The event has resulted in copious media analyses and reports on it. That interest in the US presidential elections is certainly due to the influence of the US, generally referred to as

ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (photo: courtesy of X) The three nations, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger expressed very early their dissatisfaction with Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and their desire to leave, since 2023, after the Niger coup The rules of the 50-year organization, which is considered as the most important

The USAID building (photo: courtesy of Pexels) One of the executive orders that the newly elected president of the USA, Donald J. Trump, signed is to bring about the interruption of the operations of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This organization is the main source through which “developing countries” receive assistance from

A map of Africa (image: courtesy of Clker-Free-Vector-Images) Cameroonian, Professor Franklin Nyamsi launched a book titled L’Impérial -Terrorisme last month in Bamako, Mali. The book stands out since it overtly addresses points that were not made, at least explicitly, before. This Professor of Philosophy decided to conduct a meticulous study that shows how Europe, the USA and

African art using African fabric by Garfield Morgan the Artist (photo: courtesy of Christopher Charles)    Africa is being re-positioned on the map of the world. The era of “what is from the West is the best” seems to be coming to an end with the daily changes that occur on the African continent. West