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AFRAB’s second workshop took place in the framework of the important Slafco2 Conference “Slavery in Africa: Knowledge & Openings” hosted by the Université de Yaoundé 1, in Cameroon on 19-21 Apr 2022.
Image: AFRAB Team and Friends
The AFRAB Project contributed to the organisation and funding of the international Slafco2 conference held at Université de Yaoundé 1, in Cameroon, by organising a stream entitled “African Legal Abolitions: Rethinking Actors, Chronologies, and Frameworks”. The stream focused on the ideas and actions of African rulers, politicians, intellectuals, legal and religious specialists, free commoners and enslaved persons in relation to the legal abolition of slavery in their countries and regions. The stream consisted of the following panels: Panel 1, ‘African abolitionisms and approaches to ending slavery’, Panel 4, ‘African Legal Abolitions of the 19th Century’, and Panel 7, ‘European Legal Abolitions and African Strategies’. In addition, the AFRAB project sponsored a separate panel – Panel 10 for the conference entitled ‘Postcolonial Legal Abolitions: Achievements and Challenges’. Abstracts for all AFRAB’s panels and presenters’ bio-notes can be found here.
Presenters for AFRAB (in order of presentation) included: Professor Emmanuel Saboro, Professor Samuel A. Nyanchoga, Professor Yonas Ashine, Professor Ismael M. Montana, Dr Michelle Liebst, Dr Takele Merid & Dr Alexander Meckelburg, Dr Cheikh Sene, Professor Olutayo C. Adesina, Dr Michael Odijie, Dr Salvatory S. Nyanto, Professor Ahmed Hassen, and Dr Oumarou Moussa. Panels were chaired by: Dr Benedetta Rossi, Ms Ruth Abeduwah Quansah, Dr Monsuru Muritala, and Ms Uzoamaka Nwachukwu. Dr Benedetta Rossi also chaired Panel 13 of the conference entitled ‘Upcoming Research’. Please find out more about the Slafco2 conference via the conference website and online conference programme.
Video: Reception by the Welcoming Choir at the Plenary Hall at the University of Yaoundé 1 / Accueil par la Chorale d'Accueil à la Salle Plénière de l'Université de Yaoundé 1
Image Gallery: all photos are courtesy of Apsatou Bagaya
Please view photos of the conference event below, don't forget to swipe across or click on the dots underneath to view all the photos./ Veuillez voir les photos de la conférence ci-dessous, n'oubliez pas de faire défiler ou de cliquer sur les points en dessous pour voir toutes les photos.
AFRAB Team & Friends
The Chancellor of Yaounde 1 University Professor Maurice Aurelien Sosso.
The choir of the University of Yaounde 1 performs for the Slafco2 participants.
The plenary hall Slafco2
Dr Cheikh Sene Presenting.
Dr Michael Odijie presenting.
Dr Michelle Liebst presenting.
Dr Muritala making a comment.
Dr Alexander Meckelburg presenting
Dr Oumarou Moussa presenting.
Dr Takele Merid presenting.
Dr Yonas Ashine presenting.
Ms Melanie Horstead in her panel
Ms Ruth Quansah chairing.
Nwachkwu Uzoamaka chairing.
Professor Ahmed Hassen presenting.
Professor Emmanuel Saboro presenting.
Professor Ismael Montana presenting.
Professor Samuel Nyanchoga presenting.
Panel Discussion.
Dr Salvatory Nyanto making a comment.
Upcoming Research Panel and Chair.
Professor Ahmadou Sehou delivers the keynote lecture.
Professor Ahmadou Sehou chairing the anctivists panel.
West African anti-slavery activists round-table.
Professor Jules Sinang in the audience.
Giulia Bonacci thanks the Yaounde 1 student organisers.
Apsatou Bagaya in the audience.