African Liberation Day | Conference: Towards an anti-imperialist Africa-Europe alliance (EN)
Channel: European Left
Date: 2023-05-25

This international event aims to foster dialogue, solidarity, and political action on both sides of the Mediterranean.
Together, we'll explore how we can build internationalist links based on respect for sovereignty and address the challenges we face as humanity.
An opportunity to share our regional diagnoses, find common points of action and learn from the struggles we are waging in our territories against imperialism, extractivism, exploitation and war.
Find below the detailed program with speakers and topics.

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INTRO – history and present
• Maite Mola , Member of the Political Secretariat of the Party of the European Left in charge of the international relations
• Kwessi Pratt, General Secretary of Socialist Movement of Ghana

INTERVENTIONS:
• Solly Mapaila General Secretary, Communist Party South Africa
• Maria Teresa de Faria Santana, member of the Political Commission and National Council of Democratic Bloc Party (DB) - Angola
• Guy Marius Sagna, FRAPP MP Senegal
• Aminata Traoré, Former minister of Culture - Mali
• Ashlyn Ajiambo secretary of ideology and international affairs Communist Party of Kenia

CONCLUSIONS
• Felix Atchadé, coordinator of the EL Africa WG – France
• Nora Garcia, member of the EL Africa WG - Spain

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History of African Liberation Day:
The first Congress of Independent African States was held in Accra, Ghana, on 15 April 1958. It was convened by the Prime Minister of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah.
The conference called for the establishment of an African Freedom Day, with the aim of meeting annually to advance national liberation processes.
This conference laid the foundation for the first meeting of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now known as the African Union, which took place on 25 May 1963.