PAWA CONGRATULATES STRASBOURG AS UNESCO WORLD BOOK CAPITAL FOR 2024
The Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) has sent a congratulatory message to the members of the Strasbourg World Book Capital Committee on the recent nomination of Strasbourg (France) by UNESCO as World Book Capital for 2024.
As the 24th city to bear the title since 2001, Strasbourg follows other cities such as Port Harcourt (2014), Conakry (2017), Guadalajara (2022) and Accra (2023) among other cities as World Book Capitals.
It is pertinent to note that PAWA was among some Literary stakeholders who were consulted by the Strasbourg Committee in its preparations for the UNESCO bid.
As part of its preparations for the bid, a delegation of the Committee led by the Deputy Mayor of Strasbourg, Mr Owusu Tufour (3rd from left in the above picture) visited PAWA House in Accra, Ghana on April 12 2022 and was received by PAWA’s Secretary General, Dr Wale Okediran and his staff.
Strasbourg’s year of celebrations will start on 23 April 2024 on World Book and Copyright day.
