The Togolese capital vibrated on December 11, 2025 to the rhythm of an Africa determined to regain control of its narrative. Opening the Cultural Day of the 9th Pan-African Congress, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Arts, Isaac TCHIAKPE, delivered a strong, visionary speech deeply rooted in the ambition of an assumed African cultural sovereignty. In front of delegations from the continent and the diaspora, he called for transforming culture into a strategic driver, far from a simple symbolic register.
In Lomé, Minister Isaac TCHIAKPE opens the Cultural Day of the 9th Pan-African Congress and charts the course for an African cultural renaissance
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, 11 December 2025 , Togo
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