US EditionWith the Disappearance of Albert Bourgi, Africa Loses One of Its Last Left-Wing Intellectuals
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The brilliant constitutionalist, who was a familiar with Young Africa and its founder Béchir Ben Yahmed, but also a close friend of Laurent Gbagbo and Alpha Condé, died on January 7 at the age of 83.
Professor Albert Bourgi, an associate in public law and specialist in international relations and constitutional law, died this Wednesday, January 7, 2026 in France. Born on April 4, 1945 in Dakar, he was recognized for his closeness to the left movements, an old commitment that was going back to his high school years in Senegal, his native country, and which he has preserved in particular through his analyses of the African continent. The modal…
Constitutionalist and professor of public law known for his commitments on the left, Albert Bourgi died on January 7, in Paris, at the beginning of the afternoon. He had just celebrated his 84th anniversary. Born in Dakar on January 1, 1942 and having grown up in the shadow of his father Mahmoud Bourgi, great trader and influential figure of ex-Africa...
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