Date of creation: October, 1985

Founder: F Godfrey NZAMUJO o.p. (Dominican priest, Doctor of Electronics, and Microbiology)

Places: Porto Novo - Lokossa / Kinwédji - Parakou / Atagra - Savalou / Kpakpassa

Reasons:
·To restore hope to the African mankind (New and standing up), by developing, in a concrete way, alternatives to the socioeconomic crisis of the continent
· To bring about the renaissance of the values rooted in African civilizations
· To transform the innumerable comparative advantages of the continent into competitive advantages
· To wisely use local resources and foreign contributions for a holistic, competitive, and environment-friendly rural development

Key dates
1989 Beginning of the long-term training in Porto Novo (2 years and half)
1993 Creation of the Lokossa-Kinwédji center / launch of the network of Songhaï farmers / Creation of the
Songhaï - France association in Lyon
1999 Opening of the Parakou and Savalou sites
2002 Creation of model Songhaï centers at Amukpè in the Delta State of Nigeria
2008 Launch of the Regional Songhaï Project for the development of agricultural entrepreneurship with the support of the United Nations
2009 Songhaï promoted as regional Center of Excellency by the Economic Community of the States of West Africa / Songhaï is equipped with a new corporate signature.