This book contains the proceedings of the international symposium on «Islamic Civilisation in West Africa» which was organized by the “Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire Cheikh Anta Diop” (IFAN) of the University of Dakar and IRCICA, held under the patronage of the President of Senegal H.E. Abdou Diouf, and opened with an address by the Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Habib Thiam, in Dakar, on 27-30 December 1996. The symposium was an important step in the Islamic-cultural avenue of African studies. Its book of proceedings contains thirty-four papers, some in English.
