Strengthen Culture, Heritage, and Pan-African Identity
Objective :
By 2030, strengthen African unity and soft power through 20 flagship cultural and heritage
initiatives across the continent.
Activities :
- Pan-African Cultural Festivals
- Launch 5 annual Pan-African cultural festivals by 2027, showcasing African music, arts,
cuisine, and heritage to promote unity and global visibility.
- Integrate digital platforms and live streaming to reach global audiences and engage
diaspora communities.
- Establish capacity-building workshops for festival organizers and local artists to ensure
professional event management and sustainable cultural programming.
- Cross-Border Cultural Exchange Programs
- Support 20 cross-border cultural exchange programs by 2030, fostering collaboration
among artists, performers, and cultural institutions across Africa.
- Develop a digital exchange platform for knowledge sharing, joint projects, and virtual
residencies.
- Incorporate mentorship and skills transfer initiatives to strengthen creative capacities
and cultural entrepreneurship.
- Heritage Preservation Projects in Partnership with AU Agenda 2063
- Partner with AU Agenda 2063 to develop 10 heritage preservation projects by 2030,
safeguarding historical sites, monuments, and intangible cultural heritage.
- Introduce innovative technologies such as 3D mapping, VR/AR heritage tours, and
digital archives to enhance preservation and accessibility.
- Engage local communities in heritage conservation programs, ensuring cultural
continuity and sustainable tourism opportunities.
- Capacity Building and Cultural Leadership Development
- Train 2,500 cultural leaders, heritage managers, and artists by 2030 on cultural
management, preservation, and creative industry entrepreneurship.
- Launch a Pan-African Cultural Leadership Fellowship to nurture emerging leaders in
arts, heritage, and cultural diplomacy.
- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Impact Reporting
- Implement a Cultural Heritage and Pan-African Identity Dashboard to track festival
participation, exchange program outcomes, and preservation project impacts.
- Publish an annual Cultural Impact Report highlighting achievements, lessons learned,
and recommendations for scaling Pan-African cultural initiatives.