Prof. Abdoulaye Elimane KANE Professor Abdoulaye Elimane Kane is a Senegalese philosopher, novelist, essayist, and former minister, known as an important figure in francophone African philosophy and Senegalese political life, At UCAD he served as head of the philosophy department from 1987 to 1989, helping shape university-level philosophical teaching in Senegal His philosophical work engages themes such as African identity, rationality, and the debate on the existence and fo