Diouldé Laya, 1937-2014

Diouldé Laya (aka Juulde Layya) passed away on 27 July. He was a noted Nigerien sociologist and headed the Centre d'Etudes Linguistiques et Historiques par Tradition Orale (CELHTO) in Niamey for a number of years.

Hopefully others who knew him can say more, but in the meantime here are some links:

Article in Le Sahel (in French): "Décès de Djouldé Laya : Le Niger perd un grand sociologue"

http://www.lesahel.org/index.php/societe/item/6215-d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s-de-djould%C3%A9-laya--le-niger-perd-un-grand-sociologue

Article on Pulaar.org (in Fula): "Sankaare Juulde Layya : fulɓe ɓelsii ganndo ŋanaa"

http://www.pulaar.org/?q=content/sankaare-juulde-layya-ful%C9%93e-%C9%93elsii-ganndo-%C5%8Banaa