Proceedings of the 3rd CECTRRA Beninois Conference (2025)
Theme: Environmental Humanities: Navigating the Intersection of Culture, Identity, and Ecology through African and Critical Comparative Thought Schemes
Editors: Prof. Lawrence Ogbo Ugwuanyi, Prof. Olof Pettersson, Prof. Bruno Djossa
National University of Agriculture, Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin
Volume IIIPublished by CECTRRA Academic Press in collaboration with UNA Benin
42Peer-Reviewed Papers
190+Scholarly Delegates
14African Institutions
6.4 MBFull Volume PDF
KEYNOTE ADDRESS • TRACK 1
Afro-Theorism, Critical Thinking and the Epistemological Foundations of African Self-Understanding
Prof. Lawrence Ogbo Ugwuanyi, Ph.D
Founder, CECTRRA & Professor of Philosophy, University of Abuja, Nigeria
This keynote paper establishes the foundational premise of Afro-Theorism as a methodological framework for deconstructing borrowed epistemological categories and reconstructing endogenous African thought. The paper demonstrates how critical thinking serves as a prerequisite for transforming African institutional governance and scientific inquiry.
Endogenous Agronomic Epistemologies: Integrating Indigenous Agricultural Knowledge into Modern Beninois Farming Systems
CECTRRA & UNA Agronomic Epistemologies Panel
National University of Agriculture (UNA), Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin
Investigates the resilience and scientific efficacy of traditional agricultural soil preservation and crop rotation practices among rural farmers in southern Benin. Proposes an integrated hybrid agronomic curriculum for West African universities.
Bilingualism, Linguistic Decolonization and Philosophical Discourse in Francophone and Anglophone Africa
CECTRRA West African Cross-Border Research Panel
CECTRRA Cross-Border Initiative & Academic Working Group
Examines how the colonial language barrier between Francophone and Anglophone West Africa restricts philosophical cross-fertilization. Outlines a shared translation framework for indigenous African philosophical terminology.
Linguistic PhilosophyBilingualismFrancophone AfricaTranslation
Indigenous Ecological Ethics vs Western Environmental Paradigms: A Communal Perspective on Climate Resilience
CECTRRA Environmental Ethics & Agro-Pastoralism Working Group
Centre for Critical Thinking and Resourceful Research in Africa
Contrasts anthropocentric Western environmental frameworks with African communitarian environmental ethics. Argues that indigenous taboos, sacred grove conservation, and kinship cosmology offer actionable paradigms for modern biodiversity management.
Youth, Digital Spaces and Critical Thinking: Overcoming Misinformation and Building Epistemic Agency in West Africa
CECTRRA Youth Epistemology & Digital Agency Study Group
Centre for Critical Thinking and Resourceful Research in Africa (CECTRRA)
Analyzes how African youth engage with digital social media platforms in an era of hyper-information and algorithmically amplified misinformation. Proposes critical media literacy modules rooted in philosophical inquiry for secondary and tertiary schools.
Digital LiteracyYouth AgencyCritical ThinkingSocial Media
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