On March 8,2023, the statue of Civil Rights leader and broadcasting legend Xernona Clayton was unveiled in Atlanta. Xernona Clayton is the first African American woman to have a street in downtown Atlanta named after her as well as a statue. The statue is purposefully located across the street from the Hyatt, on 265 Peachtree...
The Diaspora African Forum (DAF) in collaboration with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the Ministry of Interior held a citizenship ceremony for the two iconic Tulsa Massacre survivors, Voila Ford Fletcher & Hughes Van Ellis on Tuesday February 28, 2023 at the Embassy of Ghana in Washington, DC....
On February 17, 2023, a team of 9 health practitioners arrived in Accra, Ghana to undertake a trip to Sierra Leone and the Gambia. This team vision was to embark on a major project of installing Oxygen and Solar Systems in West Africa, using Ghana as a gateway. The 1st two countries they are focusing...
The Diaspora African Forum (DAF) in collaboration with AFRIAM Incubator & Training Center and Hon. Solomon Kotey Nikoi, Municipal Chief Executive/Mayor of the LaDade Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) signed a memorandum of understanding for a joint operation towards an upcoming digital training initiative for the youth of LaDade Municipal Assembly on Friday, February 10, 2023....
H.E Dr. Erieka Bennett, Founder and Head of Mission for Diaspora African Forum (DAF), visited the Embassy of Turkey in Ghana to offer her condolences to the country over the tragic deaths recorded as a result of the earthquake that occurred in Turkey.
The Diaspora African Forum (DAF) in collaboration with Kings Innovations Group hosted the Founder and Chairman of Africa Union Holdings, Mr Ndambo in Ghana from December 16 to 18, 2022 to launch the ‘’My Hometown Project’’. The Founder and Chairman of Africa Union Holdings, Mr James Ndambo arrived in Ghana with a 37-member delegation from...
The Diaspora African Forum (DAF) celebrated Family Thanksgiving Day on November 24, 2022. This year’s celebration was held at the New Town Community, a suburb of Accra, where food items were donated to two hundred (200) families in the community. Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of every November in...
The Municipal Chief Executive and Mayor of the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly, Hon. Solomon Kotey Nikoi and his delegation have paid a courtesy visit to the Founder and Head of Mission, DAF, H.E. Ambassador Erieka Bennett. The visit was to extend LaDMA’s profound gratitude for the partnership, cooperation, and kind invitation to join the ambassador...
On January 6 2022, the Diaspora African Forum in collaboration with the Osu Alata Traditional chiefs hosted a life transforming naming ceremony for some African Diasporas in Ghana. They were given traditional Ghanaian names as a symbol of returning to their roots.
On 22nd December 2022, the Diaspora Affairs Office of the President in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior of the Ghana government organized a citizenship ceremony in furtherance of the Year of Return and Beyond the Return for 126 Diasporas of African American and Caribbean Descents. It was launched by H. E. Nana Akuffo-Addo to...
