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10.7202/015794ar>
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Abstract
Taking as starting point Paul Ricoeur’s analysis on the epistemological components of historical testimony, we discuss the contribution of the literary work of Kourouma to a theoretical reflection on the possibility of the African giving testimony to his or her experience. We broach such questions such as the African’s ability to express evidence as an individual, the relation between the African and the audience required to hear the account, the instability of the African’s presence and his or her I in literary and historiographic fields. The trajectory of Kourouma’s work makes it possible to formulate paths to better understand the rarity of African testimonials, principally in the area of institutional history.