AfricaFora proudly presents Nzuko 2023 – Africa Week, to celebrate Africa Day, and bring Africans & Afro-descendants together. This year’s event will be hybrid; with an online conference on May 25th, and the exhibition taking place physically near Paris on May 27th. We promise you our usual top-notch speakers from all walks of life and warmly bid you to join us in making the experience memorable.
For Africa, good intentions are not sufficient to get it out of where it is today, and accusations of spoliation will always be directed at the world powers whether justified or not. We hear many hopeful speeches but actions that point to change are minimal, and aid to Africa is not a solution to the problem.
Rather, a reversal relationship based on an open, equal partner and development-oriented manner is highly needed to build the desired trust in Blacks, Africans, and their true friends. A world where Blacks and Africans are left to communicate and treat issues of concern to them like all other people or races.
The overwhelming “invasion” of immigrants is due to the human need for greener pastures, and the economic empowerment of African and Afrodescendant countries and their citizens will prove the obvious: that they do not need to look beyond their shores for success.
After a 2- year compulsory confinement, due to Covid19, it will be an understatement to say that the occasion will be grand. We invite you to spend an uplifting and entertaining time as we celebrate unity in the African spirit of Ubuntu.
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Made to coincide with the Africa Day celebration, the 2023 conference sessions will hold virtually on Thursday, May 25th.
10.00 Opening Session
Libation His Royal Majesty, Prof. Louis C. Nwoboshi, Obuzor Of Igbuzor, Father of the day
Opening word Collins Nweke, patron of AfricaFora
Racism: structural problems need structural solutions Natasha Kelly
11.00 Session II
The role of collaborative cultural exchange programs Kemisola Bolarinwa
Africa and Brazil – time to discover Amintas Angel Cardoso Santos Silva
Pagne Africain: canvassing Pan-African warps and wefts Nyanchama Okemwa
12.00 Meet the innovators!
12.15 Session III
Security governance of critical infrastructure in Africa Ibrahima Ba
Western economy during COVID-19: lessons for Africa Guillaume Liby
Cultural heritage as a vector of economic development Victor Bissengue
13.30 End of Nzuko 2023
The exhibition held on 27 May in La Serre Wangari in St-Ouen, with more speakers, exhibitors, live music, food and more.
From 11.00 Welcome and registration of participants (participants can also register for free on site)
Live music
Food stalls
Cultural exhibitors
Discussion Eric Souagnon-Morgenthaler: Les Métis de la colonie à nos jours
18.30 End of Nzuko 2023