Ghana joins the world to commemorate the International Day for People of African Descent in Costa Rica

Ghana joins the world to commemorate the International Day for People of African Descent in Costa Rica

The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Hon. Mark Okraku-Mantey together with Akwamuhene Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III, and the Reggae icon Rocky Dawuni attended the event held in Costa Rica on 31st August 2021 in commemoration of the International Day for People of African Descent.

The event which was organized by the United Nations (UN) was to promote the extraordinary contributions of the African diaspora around the world and to eliminate all forms of discrimination against people of African descent.

The International Day for People of African Descent was also attended by the President of Costa Rica, Carlos Andrés Alvarado Quesada and his Vice, Epsy Campbell Barr.

Several people of the Black origin from different parts of the world attended the event.

Ghana was fully represented by its Deputy Minister of Tourism, Mr. Mark Okraku Mantey.

The Year of Return and Beyond the Return

On August 2019, Ghana in an attempt to bring home all people of African descent from different parts of the world started an initiative dubbed the Year of Return to commemorate the 400 years since enslaved Africans arrived in the United States.

This brought thousands of black people from different parts of the world to Ghana to embark on a spiritual and birth-right journey and to have experience of the country’s rich culture and tourism. This initiative was followed up with Beyond the Return initiative which is a sustainable initiative to ensure that People of the Black Origin from all walks of life visit Ghana at any time they so desire and also to create a fund to sustain the initiative.

See some of the photos from the event;