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More than 1000 partcipants take part in All Africa Youth Congress
The first edition of the much anticipated "All Africa Youth Congress" has taken place at the Pentecost Covention Centre in Central Ghana.
The five-day congress, on the theme, “Africa: My Home, My Future” is under the facilitation of the All African Conference of Churches (AACC), which has its continental secretariat in Nairobi, Kenya, and the Christian Council of Ghana.
In all, more than 1,000 youth, representing 44 Anglophone and Francophone African countries took part to brainstorm on the means of inspiring the youth to realise their potential and opportunity required to reposition the continent for its sustainable growth and development.
The event attracted several stakeholder organisations worldwide, including the Africa Union, the World Communion of Reformed Churches, and the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA).
At the event were the General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr. Cyril G.K. Fayose, Rev. Dr. Mwombeki Fidon, General Secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches, Rev. Dr. Ezekiel Lesmore, Director of Programmes, Africa Conference of Churches, Most Rev. Dr. Paul Kwabena Boafo, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, Hon. Mustapha Ussif, Minister of Youth and Sports, Ghana amongst others.
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