Marcien Towa

Marcien Towa (January 5, 1931 – July 2, 2014) was a Cameroonian philosopher. He is considered one of the icons of African philosophy in the twentieth century.

In 1971, he gained fame by publishing two critical essays: one on Senghor, titled "Léopold Sédar Senghor: Négritude ou Servitude?" and the other on what he called "ethno-philosophy," titled "Essai sur la problématique philosophique dans l'Afrique actuelle." He taught at the École Normale Supérieure of Yaoundé from 1962 to 2006. Marcien Towa also served as the Rector of the University of Yaoundé II Soa (from January 29, 1993, to October 21, 1993) and as the mayor of Elig-Mfomo (1996-2002). He is considered one of the prominent figures in African philosophy of the 20th century. Provided by Wikipedia