African values are under threat - the African Commission must defend them

African values are under threat - the African Commission must defend them

By Khanyo FariseA poster featuring an all-white male panel of speakers from Europe, the US and other regions circulated online, promoting a pan-African conference on African Family Values. The line-up was a tell-tale sign of yet another event underwritten by Global North actors with a clear anti-rights agenda. The organisers were forced to add African panellists after a backlash but, despite outrage from women’s groups and human rights organisat…