Panafest
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Panafest is a cultural event held in Ghana
every two years for Africans and people of African descent. It was first held in 1992. The idea of this festival is to promote and enhance unity, Pan-Africanism
, as well as the development of the continent of Africa itself. Activities that occur at this festival are performances and work in the areas of theatre, drama, music, and poetry, among other things. Also, there are viewing of the durbar of Chiefs, and tours are available to various places of interest, such as slave castle
dungeons.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
every two years for Africans and people of African descent. It was first held in 1992. The idea of this festival is to promote and enhance unity, Pan-Africanism
Pan-Africanism
Pan-Africanism is a movement that seeks to unify African people or people living in Africa, into a "one African community". Differing types of Pan-Africanism seek different levels of economic, racial, social, or political unity...
, as well as the development of the continent of Africa itself. Activities that occur at this festival are performances and work in the areas of theatre, drama, music, and poetry, among other things. Also, there are viewing of the durbar of Chiefs, and tours are available to various places of interest, such as slave castle
Slave Castle of Cape Coast
Slave Castles were the pre-existing castles in Cape Coast that were used to hold slaves before they were loaded to ships and traded in the Americas and the Caribbean. Many considered Cape Coast “the gate of no return” because it was the last stop before crossing the great Atlantic.Cape Coast is the...
dungeons.