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Professor Anne Adams, Director of the Du Bois Centre for Pan-African Culture has noted that any political and economic goals that the upcoming African Union Summit would set must take into account cultural factors.
She explained that culture was a vehicle through which Africans could relate to one other.
Prof. Adams was speaking at a programme dubbed: "African Union Exposition" organized ahead of the AU summit scheduled from July 1-3 to enlighten Ghanaians on the cultural similarities and differences between them and other African Union Members.
The day's Expo, which is the fourth in the series, featured Burkina Faso and showcased the country through a film on the culture and the economy.
Prof. Adams explained that the Expo was being organized in Ghana ahead of the AU Summit because of the historical facts and the role Ghana played in the AU.
Prof. Adams said W.E.B. Du Bois, who is known as the father of Pan-Africanism, once advised Dr. Kwame Nkrumah to be certain to establish structures in the country that would preserve culture.
"Therefore culture is an important issue in Africa despite the little differences in language and other little issues."
Prof.Adams expressed the hope that the AU Expo would enable Ghanaians to know more about neighbouring countries.
Source: GNA
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