He said this would influence the thoughts of students since they were the future leaders of the continent. "African studies has to develop in our schools since we train future African to emulate the examples of our forefathers", he said. Professor Williams made this remark at the launch of journal, 'Nkrumaist Review" Pan-African Perspectives on African affairs’ in Accra.
Being the editor of the journal, Professor Williams noted that Africans, especially Ghana needed to emphasize on Pan-African Perspective on African affairs to clear the negative notion that people have of African history to enhance its culture.
He said the journal which targeted students and lecturers was to celebrate great people such as Dr Kwame Nkrumah as well as promote a sense of patriotism among the youth. He urged the public to read more about African history to enable the continent to grow in a positive direction. "As we celebrate the memory of our great leaders, let us not forget to contribute in our own small ways to tell the good story of Africa, he said. A senior research fellow at the Legon Centre for International Affairs (LECIA), at the University of Ghana, Legon, Dr Vlademir Antwi Danso, who was the guest speaker, pointed out that Africans were intellectuals who could develop the capacities if a strong and active leadership was established. He said Africa had all the resources it needed to enhance her development except the ability to understand each other and learn from past leaders. "People must believe in the development of the country we must bear In mind that Nkumah left a legacy behind which has yet not been untapped. He wanted a tribe less society and means to establish institutions that would help govern us. 'Why don't we go back and research on the activities of some of these leaders to help us move forward”, he said.
He therefore encouraged the public to participate in activities that would enhance unity among them to support in development.
The Vice President of the AUCC and the Chairman for the occasion, Professor Kofi Asare Opoku, said although the publication of the journal was an individual idea, it would benefit the whole nation through the exposition of ideas to educate the youth on African history, adding that "although there have been mistakes on our continent since independence, we can C0rrect some of them and learn more as we forge ahead". He entreated the public especially students to build on their capabilities which would help them to contribute immensely to the development of the nation. The journal has in its contents an Nkrumaist testament, on democracy dictatorship and media landscape in Kenya biography of Dr Kwame Nkrumah as an exemplary Afro centric Pan Africanist, pictures of Pan Africanist Fore-runners, contemporaries and successors of Kwame Nkrumah, among others.
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