Paul Zoungrana

Paul Zoungrana (1917-2000) was Upper Voltan (modern Burkina Faso) religious leader. He was archbishop of Ougadougou and became cardinal (1965) of the Roman Catholic Church.

Wisdom & Quotes

• Beyond the refusal of all exterior domination is the urge to reconnect in a deep way with Africa's cultural heritage, which has been for too long misunderstood and rejected. Far from being a superficial or folkloric attemp to bring back to life some of the traditions or practices of our ancestors, it is a matter of constructing a new African society, whose identity is not confused from outside.

Fadwa Tuqan