Chief Zanzan Karwor
Paris, March 2nd 2021
Press Release
On March 1st 2021, a cooperation agreement was signed between the State of the African Diaspora, represented by Prime Minister Dr Louis-Georges Tin, and the National Council of chiefs and Elders of Liberia, represented by Chief Zanzan Karwor.
Mr Goprou, Roving ambassador of SOAD, who was already designated Ambassador of the year 2020, was the man facilitating this agreement.
Seated Centre Table Chief Zanzan Karwor and to the near far right
SOAD First Roving Ambassador, Roland Goprou
The cooperation agreement includes 6 main subject headings. The first one is about diplomacy, as « the State of the African Diaspora and the National Council of Chiefs and Elders of Liberia recognise officially each other ».
The second heading is about Membership : as a matter of fact, the « citizens of the State of the African Diaspora will have the option to become members of one of the traditional communities of Liberia », and they can get their Kingdom membership card, which is a great act towards repatriation.
That is exactly the topic of the third heading of the agreement, which refers to the Decade of Great Return, 2020-2030 decreed by the SOAD. That is why « the traditional communities are willing to invite certain number of returnees from the Diaspora, who will be welcomed by the authorities in a ceremony, and will have the opportunity to invest in the traditional communities. »
Heading 4 is about The Royal Chamber of SOAD as Chief Zanzan Karwor has accpeted to be a member of this organisation.
Heading 5 is an opportunity for cooperation in terms of agribusiness. The farmers of the kingdoms will have access to the SOAD Panafrican Agribusiness Commodity Exchange
In heading 6, « the Council gives a mandate to the State of the African Diaspora to discuss with any public or private entity detaining African artefacts, and to return them to the continent. »
After signing the cooperation agreement, the Prime Minister of SOAD declared : « I can only praise His Excellency’s vision : Chief Zanzan is a great man and truely a Panafrican leader ; thanks to him, Africans from the continent and from the Diaspora will be able to grow together, reinforcing each other. And I also want to take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Goprou for his remarkable efforts and achievements. His nomination and Ambassador of the Year 2020 was well deserved. »
