Virtual Congress Of The World Poetry Movement In Africa

It was held on January 21-22, 2023, with the participation of about 30 national coordinators from that continent – representing this number of countries – and an undetermined number of international poets and observers, in the crucial quest to unite the poetic forces of Africa, and to make much more visible the immense contribution of that continent’s poetry to the world.
It was moderated by poets Ayo Ayoola-Amale (Ghana), Ashraf Aboul-Yazid Ashraf-Dali (Egypt), @mamadaka Siphiwe Nzima (Lesotho) and Ismael Diadie Haidara (Mali). Present were poets Achour Fenni (Algeria), Vera Duarte Pina (Cape Verde), Mpesse Geraldin (Cameroon), Recaredo Silebo Boturu (Equatorial Guinea), Amosse Mucavele (Mozambique), Ziphiwe Nzima MamaKa Ndaphiwe (Lesotho), Paul Sezzie (Malawi), Keamogetsi Joseph Molapong (Namibia), Salay Boubé Bali (Niger), Paul Liam (Nigeria), Oumar Farouk Sesay (Sierra Leone), Zolani Mkiva (South Africa), Patron Henekou (Togo), @Möez Majed (Tunisia).