Born: 4 December 1955, Togo
Died: NA
Country most active: Togo
Also known as: NA
Dr Angèle Dola Akofa Aguigah was the first known female archaeologist from Togo, in addition to holding high-level political positions, and was named a “Human Living Treasure of Togo“ in 2017.
Aguigah earned multiple degrees from the University of Paris, including a Master’s and doctorate in African Archaeology, from the 1970s to 1990s. She went on to become head of the Archaeological Programme of Togo and teach at the University of Lomé and University of Kara, as well as consulting internationally on cultural heritage matters. She has directed archaeological excavations at sites in Notsé, Tado, Dapaong, Nook (Togo), and Bè.
Aguigah served as Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister’s Office in charge of Private Sector of Togo from 2000 to 2003, becoming Minister of Culture of Togo in 2003. She coordinated World Heritage Site applications for Togo, particularly the cave sites of Nook and Mamproug and the Cultural Landscape of Koutammakou. In 2012, she was named director of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in Benin
Academic publications
Le site de Notsé : problématique de son importance historique des premiers résultats archéologiques, 1981
Le site de Notsé : contribution à l’archéologie du Togo, 1986
Les problèmes de conservation des pavements en tessons de poterie du Togo, 1993
Pavements et terres damées dans les régions du Golfe du Bénin : enquête archéologique et historique, 1995
Approche ethnoarchéologique survivances d’unetechnique ancienne d’aménagement du sol chez les Kabiye au Nord Togo, 2002
L’archeologie a la recherche du royaume de Notse, 2004
Archéologie et architecture traditionnelle en Afrique de l’Ouest : le cas des revêtements de sols au Togo: une étude comparée, 2018