Dedication Ceremony of Books Published on the Occasion of the Year Houphouët-Boigny

The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research (FHB Foundation) organized on November 30, 2018 at the FNAC in Marcory (Abidjan) a dedication ceremony of works published this year in honor of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. This event is part of the commemorative activities of the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of the “Father of the Ivorian Nation” throughout the year 2018. Many guests were present at this ceremony to celebrate “The Sage of Africa” ​​by the book, with the first rank Ivorian academics.

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5th Congress of the Association of African Historians

The 5th Congress of the Association of African Historians (AHA) took place from November 6 to 9, 2018 at the headquarters of the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research of Yamoussoukro, in collaboration with the Universities of Cocody, Bouaké , Daloa and Korhogo.

Theme: “African history and its current issues”

This Congress saw the election of Professor Aka KOUAME (Ivorian) at the head of the AHA.

Public Conference on Peace and National Reconciliation

The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research (FHB Foundation) organized on the occasion of the National Day of Peace and as part of the Houphouët-Boigny Year, a public conference on the theme: “the peace and national reconciliation “on November 15, 2018 at its headquarters in Yamoussoukro. This lecture by Dr Raphaël YA KOMENAN, teacher-researcher, saw the participation of many students and students of the city of Yamoussoukro. It should be noted a strong delegation of activists of the Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI) party founded by “the Apostle of Peace”, headed by Pr. Alphonse DJEDJÉ MADY, vice-president of the party, Mr. Privat N’guessan SÉRI BI, Senator and Mrs. Sita COULIBALY, President of the PDCI Women Union (UFPDCI Urbaine).

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Public Conference on Peace and National Reconciliation – Photos

The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research organized on the occasion of the National Day of Peace and as part of the FHB Year 2018, a public conference on the theme: "Peace and National Reconciliation" Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 4 pm at its headquarters in Yamoussoukro. This scientific activity saw the participation of many students and students of the city of Yamoussoukro and the massive presence of the militants of the PDCI RDA, party of "the Apostle of Peace".

Speaker: Dr. Raphael Komenan Ya.

5th Congress of the Association of African Historians

The 5th Congress of the Association of African Historians (AHA) was held from 6 to 9 November 2018 at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research in Yamoussoukro, in collaboration with the Ivorian section of the AHA and the public universities of Côte d’Ivoire. The theme of this congress, which brought together nearly 150 participants from historians from across Africa, Europe and North America, was: “African history and its current issues”.

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