By Eugene Nyarko Jnr. l Accra, November 12, 2025 —
The Pan-African Progressive Front (PPF) has announced that over 200 delegates from 57 countries across Africa, the Caribbean and the global Black diaspora will converge in Accra for a landmark conference to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the historic 5th Pan-African Congress.
Scheduled for November 18–19 at the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, the International Conference of Pan-African Progressive Forces will be held under the theme: “From Historical Memory to Economic and Political Justice.” The gathering aims to renew the spirit of Pan-Africanism and chart a new strategic course for African sovereignty, unity, and economic liberation.
The 1945 Congress, held in Manchester, England, is widely regarded as the most decisive Pan-African convening, transitioning the movement from elite intellectual debate to mass political action. It was at that meeting that giants such as Kwame Nkrumah, W.E.B. Du Bois, Jomo Kenyatta, George Padmore and Amy Ashwood Garvey rallied behind a bold call for immediate independence, workers’ rights and an end to colonial exploitation.
According to the PPF, the 2025 commemoration in Accra seeks to evoke that same energy by confronting contemporary challenges such as economic dependency, the pursuit of reparations, and Africa’s quest for true political and economic sovereignty.
“In the famous words of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, ‘The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa.’ This remains our guiding path,” the statement noted.
The conference is expected to produce two major outcomes:
- A strategic framework for Africa’s sovereignty and prosperity, and
- The Accra Declaration, a unifying statement setting out shared priorities and practical commitments for Pan-African progress.
Ghana’s President and AU Champion for Reparations, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, will officially launch the conference. Several heads of state and high-level dignitaries are also expected to attend, underscoring Africa’s renewed commitment to collective advancement.
PPF describes the event as more than a conference—“a movement” aimed at revitalizing the Pan-African spirit through action-oriented dialogue, exhibitions of repatriated and stolen artifacts, and renewed solidarity between liberation movements, scholars, workers, and youth.
Hosting the anniversary in Accra is symbolic, the PPF emphasized. Since Ghana’s independence in 1957, the city has served as a sanctuary for African revolutionaries and a global hub for Pan-African thought. The 2025 gathering seeks to link the spirit of Manchester 1945 with Africa’s contemporary struggle for integration, justice, and global influence.
“In 1945, the call was for independence. In 2025, the call is for integration, justice and power,” the statement stressed, reaffirming Africa’s readiness to shape its own destiny in a just and multipolar world.
The Pan-African Progressive Front is inviting all Pan-African organizations, networks and individuals across the continent and diaspora to join the historic commemoration and contribute to shaping Africa’s renaissance.
