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The Republic of Ghana will host, from August 30 to September 1, a Special Conference of the Diaspora with the theme The past, the present and the future-Afrofuturism and African Development
19 August 2022/ UNESCO
The Association of African Universities (AAU), the Pan African Heritage World Museum (PAHWM) and UNESCO, under the auspices of the Government of Ghana and the African Union Commission, are organizing a Special Diaspora Conference titled: The Past, The Present and the Future – Afrofuturism and African Development. The other collaborators are PANAFEST, Ghana National House of Chiefs, Ghana Cultural Forum, Diaspora African Forum, the African Private Sector Summit (APSS), the Global Institute of Planning and Sustainable Development (GIPSD), and the All-African Students Union (AASU).
The joint conference from 30th August – 1st of September 2022, aims to reclaim and recontextualize Africana education, technology, politics, languages, histories, arts, culture, music, and spirituality toward a conscious effort of unification and rapid development of Africa.
The conference will bring together scholars, artists, political and economic decision-makers, traditional leaders, civil society activists, professionals and practitioners from across the continent and from the African diaspora to share the results of their research, collaborative work, and practices, that squarely address the above-mentioned issues.
The conference will be a hybrid one to be hosted at the Secretariat of the Association of African Universities in Accra, Ghana and online.
Programme
Concept Note
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Related Link(s): The Slave Route, Cultural Policies, Cultural Diversity, Intercultural Dialogue |
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