2nd ASAA Confab: Elizabeth Ohene rekindles debate on Ghana’s founder 

The 2nd Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa, ASAA, has been held in Accra with a call on practitioners to be proactive about the study of Africa from an Africanist perspective. 

Delivering the key note address, a former Minister of State in charge of tertiary education, Madam Elizabeth Ohene said the accusation that foreign media unfairly portray Africa as a dark continent is neither here nor there. 

She said what matters most is what Africa report about itself. 

ASSA was set up in 2013 to promote Africa's own specific contributions to the advancement of knowledge about the peoples and cultures of Africa and the Diaspora. 

Madam Elizabeth Ohene used the occasion to address some recent controversies in the Country including who actually founded Ghana. 

She said recent comments by a section of the public, including those from the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) that an attempt is being made to re-write the history of Ghana, was rather unfortunate. 

Madam Ohene said it is an undisputed fact that J.B. Danquah researched and campaigned for the adoption of the name Ghana at independence.

The Omanhene of Essikado Traditional Area, Nana Kobina Nketsia said African Studies has been ongoing since the existence of Africa. He said Africa is a mess in reality as most of the things it does has been westernised.

The Founding Vice-President of ASSA, Prof. Akosua Adomako Ampofo explained the rationale behind the formation of the association.

The ceremony was graced by Chiefs, Members of the Diplomatic Corp, the Academia and the public.

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