2019 – Photos

Posted on November 29, 2019June 30, 2020 by admin-fondation

The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research, in partnership with the Institut Afrique Monde (IAM), organized a training and exchange workshop on interreligious and intercultural dialogue in Côte d'Ivoire.

Theme: Contribution of youth to the Promotion of a Culture of Peace, Non-Violence and Prevention of Religious Extremism in Côte d'Ivoire

Date: November 28 and 29, 2019

Location: Headquarters of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research - Yamoussoukro

On November 28 and 29, 2019, a training workshop was held on the theme: "Youth contribution to the promotion of the culture of peace, non-violence and the prevention of religious extremism" organized by the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research (FHB Foundation) in cooperation with the Institut Afrique Monde (IAM).

This workshop brought together forty young leaders from seventeen faith-based organizations and associations and academics. Its objective was to equip participants with adequate tools for the promotion of peace and social cohesion in Côte d'Ivoire.

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Training and Exchange Workshop – Photos

Posted on November 27, 2019June 29, 2020 by admin-fondation

Theme: Contribution of Religious Leaders to the Promotion of a Culture of Peace, Non-Violence and Prevention of Religious Extremism in Côte d'Ivoire

Date: November 26 and 27, 2019

Location: Headquarters of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research - Yamoussoukro

The workshop had the following objectives:

to pacify inter-religious relations in Côte d'Ivoire by cultivating non-violence, tolerance and acceptance of cultural diversity;
to prevent religious extremism in Côte d'Ivoire;
to get religious people involved in the consolidation of peace and social cohesion;
and to create the platform of religious leaders in Côte d'Ivoire.

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Opening of the Exhibition organized by the Institute of African History, Art and Archaeology – Photos

Posted on November 25, 2019June 30, 2020 by admin-fondation

Opening of the Exhibition organized by the Institute of African History, Art and Archaeology (IHAAA) in partnership with the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research on the theme: "The train from Abidjan to Ouagadougou 1898-1958", on November 25, 2019 in the Great Hall of the FHB Foundation in Yamoussoukro.

Exhibition curators: Evelyne Lodugnon Kalou and Mathias Savadogo.

On November 25, 2019, the opening of the photographic exhibition on the theme: "The train from Abidjan to Ouagadougou: 1898-1958" took place at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Research Foundation (FHB Foundation). This exhibition was organized by the association "Images et Mémoires" in partnership with the FHB Foundation, the History Department of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny University and the Institute of African History, Art and Archaeology (IHAAA). It aimed at raising awareness of the active participation of Côte d'Ivoire in the implementation of the railway from 1898 to 1958. Photographs illustrating the vision of the railway, the engineering railway school, the earthworks, the completion and laying of the track marked this exhibition.

In his opening speech, the Secretary General of the FHB Foundation congratulated the two curators of the exhibition, namely Dr. Evelyne Lodugnon Kalou and Dr. Mathias Savadogo. He added that this exhibition was part of the noble mission of the institution he directs, namely to be a place of meetings and exchanges. For him, people need to know their history which is the memory of their identity. He concluded by affirming that the railway has been a factor in bringing together the peoples of Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire.

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Dinner-Gala – Presentation of the FHB Research Award – Photos

Posted on October 29, 2019June 30, 2020 by admin-fondation

The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research organised on October 17 and 18, 2019 the Commemorative Days of the Birthday of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. These days ended in the evening of October 18, 2019 with a gala dinner at the FHB Foundation which was enhanced by the effective presence of the former First Lady Mrs Henriette Konan Bédié. During this dinner, the winners of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Research Award were honoured. It is about:

Dr. Charles Gadé Sylvain for doctoral theses
and Mr. Kassoum Zié Ouattara for the master's theses.

At the end of the days commemorating the birth of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the winners of the second edition of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Prize for Research were awarded on the evening of Friday, 18 October 2019, during a gala dinner hosted by the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research (FHB Foundation). This prize is awarded each year for the best research work relating to President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. This award ceremony was held with the effective presence of Mrs Henriette Konan Bédié, wife of the President of the PDCI-RDA and Senator Mrs Makani Diaby, 1st Vice-President of the Senate, who represented the President of the said institution.

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Book Signing Ceremony – Photos

Posted on October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 by admin-fondation

The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research organized the Commemorative Days of the Birthday of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny on October 17 and 18, 2019. A dedication ceremony for the books published by FHB Editions and/or on Félix Houphouët-Boigny took place at the FHB Foundation Bookshop in Yamoussoukro in the late afternoon of October 18, 2019. The authors who signed their works are:

Prof. Jean-Noël Loucou for the 6 volumes of "Discours et Messages" by Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Prof. Frédéric Grah Mel for the biography in 3 volumes on Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Professor Thot'o Amani Sroboua for "The Akhan and Pharonic Egypt"
Professor Amani N'goran for "Oedipal Psychodrama - The Psychodynamic Issue of the Football Game"
Prof. Ferdinand Tionan Ouattara for "History of the Institute of African History, Art and Archaeology (IHAAA) of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny University Côte d'Ivoire (1969-2017)".
Mrs. Sophie Koné Boating for the comic strip on Félix Houphouët-Boigny
and Mr. Jérôme Kouakou Ya for "Public Tribute to Félix Houphouët-Boigny"

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Opening of the “Les Houphouët” Exhibition – Photos

Posted on October 18, 2019October 29, 2019 by admin-fondation

The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research organised on 17 and 18 October 2019 the Commemorative Days of the Birthday of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny On October 18, 2019, in the early evening in the main hall of the FHB Foundation, Professor Jean-Noël Loucou and other personalities attended the opening of the art exhibition featuring paintings on the work and life of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. This exhibition has been mounted by several Ivorian visual artists and is present until the end of the year.

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Thanksgiving Mass for FHB – Photos

Posted on October 18, 2019June 30, 2020 by admin-fondation

The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research organized the Commemorative Days of the Birthday of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny on October 17 and 18, 2019. On Friday, October 18, 2019, a thanksgiving mass in memory of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny was held at the Saint Augustin Church in Yamoussoukro in the presence of President Henri Konan Bédié, members of the Houphouët-Boigny family and PDCI RDA militants. This Mass was led by Bishop Alexis Touably.

“Let us not speak of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny in the past tense, for a man of such greatness of soul can neither be of the past nor outdated. It is up to us to walk together on the paths he has traced out for us as the founding father of our nation,” he advised. He also stressed that “it is true that peace is a gift from God, but peace will not come to us from Heaven as a finished product, for peace is like a loincloth that we must weave together”.

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Opening ceremony of the Commemorative Days – Photos

Posted on October 17, 2019October 29, 2019 by admin-fondation

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Training Workshop of the Network of Women’s Associations of the Yamoussoukro District on the Culture of Peace and Social Cohesion

Posted on August 16, 2019August 27, 2019 by admin-fondation

Training workshop of the Network of Women’s Associations of the Yamoussoukro District on the Culture of Peace and Social Cohesion organized by the FHB Foundation with the financial support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on 15 and 16 August 2019 in Yamoussoukro.

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National Symposium of Religious Leaders, Kings and Traditional Leaders for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence in Côte d’Ivoire

Posted on August 14, 2019August 19, 2019 by admin-fondation

National Symposium of Religious Leaders, Kings and Traditional Leaders for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence in Côte d’Ivoire on the theme: “Contribution of religious leaders, kings and traditional leaders in the peace process in Côte d’Ivoire: What synergy for the promotion of the culture of peace and non-violence?”organized by the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research with the financial support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yamoussoukro on 13 and 14 August 2019.

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