H.E. Fidelia Graan-Galon , Dr. Maulana and Bishop Abban meet ahead of December Event

December in Ghana has been a very important month for African diasporians and Ghanaians as far programs and events are concerned The Current Suriname Ambassador to Ghana Her Excellency Fidelia Graan-Galon met with Bishop Charles Abban president of the International Clergy Association of Ghana and Dr. Maulana CEO of Ministry of the Future last Tuesday at the Fiesta Royal Hotel ahead of their upcoming townhall meeting on the 8th December 2023 at the Ga Mantse Palace .

The meeting afforded all three parties the opportunity to dialogue on relevant issues particularly on how merge Bishop Abban’s International Conversion of Africans in the Diaspora (ICAD) program with the Townhall meeting and also how black diasporans will build a strong relationship with Africans.The conversation also centered on the need to encourage African Descendants of the Trans – Atlantic Slave Trade) to return to their roots.Her Excellency Graad-Galon agreed to the Townhall meeting on behalf of the suriname embassy and also gave the permission to merge it with Bishop Abban’s upcoming ICAD program .

In his submission, Dr. Maulana Maulana highlighted Suriname’s importance in the history of Trans – Atlantic Slave Trade.Also Dr. Maulana Maulana cited a documentary by four African American scientists of the Anthropology Department of an American University who travelled deep into the Interior of Surinam, and discovered an African ethnic/tribal group, named Maroon Djuka, that had freed themselves from the Dutch African Slave Trade, nearly, 500 years ago.Suriname is a small country on the northeastern coast of South America. It’s defined by vast swaths of tropical rainforest, Dutch colonial architecture and a melting-pot culture.Till date, the Maroon group who are thought to have their roots in Ghana still speak the Akan language and practice its culture even after 500 years.

The said meeting was facilitated by journalist, Mr. Frank Owusu Kojo Asiamah, who made the request after interviewing the latter about the slave trade earlier this year.The meeting forms part of MOF’s commitments to build and maintain a cordial relationship between African descendants of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade; and, also, to help Ghana and Suriname develop strong ties going forward.As such, MOF will be working closely with the Suriname Government to bring down Suriname citizens who want to acquaint themselves with the rich cultural heritage of Africans and to identify with their roots.