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The Pan African Writers' Association (PAWA), founded in November 1989, is a cultural institution "born in the larger crucible of Pan Africanism"〔Apeakorang, Richard Kwame Twumasi, ("Pan African Writers Association Secretariat" ) (post-graduate thesis, College of Architecture and Planning), KNUST Library.〕 that is an umbrella body of writers' associations on the African continent and the Diaspora.〔Beatrice Sackey, ("The International African Writers Day" ), Modern Ghana, 6 November 2007.〕 The mission of PAWA, unanimously accepted at its inaugural congress in November 1989, in Accra, Ghana, is "to strengthen the cultural and economic bonds between the people on the African continent against the background of the continent's acknowledged diverse but rich cultural, political and economic heritage."〔("Brief History of PAWA" ) PAWA website.〕 The highlight of the PAWA calendar is the annual lecture, given by noted African writers.〔 ==History== The Constituent Congress of PAWA was held at the Kwame Nkrumah Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana, from 7 to 11 November 1989 under the theme: "African Unity; A Liberation of the Mind". Representatives from more than 36 countries formally signed the Declaration and Constitution〔("The Constitution of the Pan African Writers Association" ), 1989.〕 that led to the establishment of PAWA.〔 PAWA now comprises the 52 national writers associations on the African continent.〔("The Declaration" ), PAWA website.〕 The Secretary General of PAWA is Professor Atukwei Okai.〔("Professor Atukwei Okai, FRSA, MV" ), PAWA website.〕 In 1992 the Secretariat of PAWA, which is located in Accra's Roman Ridge neighbourhood,〔Delali Kumapley, ("Accra Neighbourhood Watch: Roman Ridge" ), Lamudi, 25 November 2014.〕 was granted full diplomatic status by the government of Ghana.〔("The Secretariat of PAWA" ), PAWA website.〕 In 1991, the Conference of African Ministers of Education and Culture, meeting in Cotonou, Benin, resolved to establish 7 November, the day on which PAWA was founded, as International African Writers' Day, which is now celebrated throughout the continent.〔Femi Akomolafe, ("The PAWA of Africa’s literati" ), ''New African'', 9 December 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pan African Writers' Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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