The Bamana code
The Bamana code is an algorithm that is both simple and robust : a system that generates pseudo-random numbers from deterministic chaos. This binary system, created in West Africa, reached Spain in the 12th century, was taken up by Leibniz in "De Combinatoria", then inspired George Boole — leading to Boolean algebra, and finally the digital computer.
Fractals — our logo
A fractal is a structure that repeats itself as its scale changes : a snowflake, blood vessels, the branches of a tree. It is nature's blueprint, and the heart of art, architecture and African mathematics. Our logo depicts a fractal, echoing the African villages laid out as fractals, where each compound repeats, at its own scale, the shape of the whole.