OADESSCA OFFICIAL STATEMENT

The Organization of African Strategic Allies for Economic, Social, Sustainable and Cultural Development (OAEDESSCA), in collaboration with the Cuban Trained Ghanaian Graduates Association (ESBECAN), hereby officially announces and convenes the Second Pan-African Festival of Graduates Trained in Cuba, to be held in the Republic of Ghana from 23rd to 27th May 2027.

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No Borders, Only Unity.

OADESSCA is a continental network of African professionals trained in Cuba, working with governments and partners for Africa’s integration and development.

Read about the 2026 festival

Five delegates join hands over small Ethiopian, Cuban and African Union flags. — Delegates join hands during the first festival, Addis Ababa, May 2026.

Africans trained in Cuba share an education, a set of values and a duty to the continent.

Vision

To build a united, prosperous, self-reliant and fully integrated Africa, driven by knowledge, solidarity and sustainable development.

Mission

To mobilize African professionals trained in Cuba as a strategic network of excellence advancing the transformation of the continent through South–South cooperation, Pan-African integration and sustainable development.

From Addis Ababa to Accra

2026

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

23–26 May

The first festival marked 50 years of Africa–Cuba cooperation and coincided with Africa Day. Delegations from Angola, Congo-Brazzaville, Ethiopia, Ghana and Cuba adopted the Addis Ababa Declaration.

2027

Accra, Ghana

24–26 May

Resolution 01/2026, adopted by acclamation on Africa Day, approves Ghana as host of the second festival.

What the first festival decided

Festival details

The Addis Ababa Declaration
Cuban-trained African professionals affirmed a common educational heritage and committed to Agenda 2063, the SDGs and the Accra Reset Initiative.
Ghana to host in 2027
Resolution 01/2026 sets the second festival for 24–26 May 2027 under the auspices of OADESSCA.
A continental network
A shared identity framework and national associations of Cuban-trained graduates, coordinated by OADESSCA.
SIGESM, a digital governance model
Angola’s municipal management system was presented as a way to improve transparency and revenue collection.

From Addis Ababa

Three delegates in yellow and pink at the proceedings.

A delegate standing before the flags of African nations.

Delegates beneath the golden African Union emblem.

Two delegates beside the African Union emblem outside its headquarters.

Delegates seated at a table set with small national flags.

Delegates holding the African Union and Cuban flags outside the Cuban Embassy.

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Five founding delegations

AngolaSouthern Africa
Congo-BrazzavilleCentral Africa
EthiopiaEast Africa
GhanaWest Africa
CubaThe Caribbean, Africa’s sixth region

OADESSCA also has representatives in Algeria, Benin, Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Zambia.

Algeria
Benin
Cabo Verde
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Malawi
Mozambique
Sierra Leone
Zambia

Leadership

President of the General Assembly Dr. Paulo Domingos JoaquimAngola
President of the Council of Directors Eng. Benjamin Anyagre AziginaateegGhana
President of the Fiscal Council Dr. Eugênia NhataveMozambique
Secretary-General Dr. Adérito SebastiãoAngola

Unity is the first condition of progress. Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah

Join us in Accra.

Graduates of Cuban institutions from across Africa and the diaspora can register for the second festival.