Abayomi Azikiwe After more than six decades since the gathering of the first All-African People’s Conference (AAPC) in Accra, Ghana on 8-13 December 1958, renewal of revolutionary Pan-Africanism is needed on the continent and globally. At that time Ghana was the fountainhead of Pan-Africanism where the previous year the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and its…
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All African People’s Conference at 60
A-APRP Two 60th Anniversary Commemorations of the First All African People’s Conference December 5-13, 2018 The first All African People’s Conference (AAPC) commemoration December 5-8, organized by the University of Ghana Legon was an intellectual gathering bringing together intellectuals and activists to expound on the “Unfinished Business” of the First AAPC. The conference cosponsored by…
Nkrumah’s All Africa People’s Conference: The Zimbabwean Factor
Brooks Marmon This December marks the 60th anniversary of the All African People’s Conference (AAPC) in Accra, Ghana. The nearly weeklong event in 1958 convened some 200 people representing 60 organisations from 27 countries, including prominent pan-African personalities like Patrice Lumumba and Tom Mboya. It marked a decisive shift in the organisation of pan-Africanist conferences…
