#Africa Month: A cultural and intellectual fanfare to remember
Africa Month - Higher Education in Africa
2022 – A hybrid celebration of Africa Month
One Africa – Together Forever
Theme: Celebrating African education as a conduit for African unity
On 25 May 2022, Africa will celebrate the 59th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). Since the establishment of the OAU and with the subsequent formation of the African Union (AU), member states have undertaken to coordinate and intensify their cooperation and efforts to achieve a better life for the people of Africa. They did so in awareness of the fact that – as the Cultural Charter for Africa states – “any people has the inalienable right to organise its cultural life in full harmony with its political, economic, social, philosophical, and spiritual ideas”.
The African (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Article 17, recognises that every individual shall have the right to education, and associates the intended realisation of this right with enabling individuals to participate freely in the cultural life of their communities. Read more...