Ake Arts & Book Festival

Latest Past Events

Dealing with a Post-COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis (Panel Discussion)

Chaired by Maryam Mohammed Aliko, mental health advocates Leyla Hussein, William Ebiti and Hauwa Ojeifo will discuss Africa’s preparation for the inevitable continent-wide crises. How will the African continent rise to the challenge when it still stigmatises mental health challenges? This panel will review the long-term effects of social isolation and explore how to strengthen 

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The Revolutionary Power of Sexual Pleasure (Panel Discussion)

Where it cannot be suppressed and controlled, sexual desire in African women is weaponised. It is policed by religion and regulated by archaic cultural traditions. The idea of African women embracing their sensuality is a bone in Patriarchy’s throat. Chaired by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Tlaleng Mofokeng, Valentine Njoroge and Pamela Udoka will explore the irrationality 

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