The Pan African Network for Artistic Freedom (PANAF) is set to hold the inaugural edition of the PANAF Summit, to be held between 9 and 10 February 2024 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. This Summit aims to discuss policies and advocacy strategies pertaining to artistic freedom across the African continent with consideration for both local and global contexts. Programme highlights include a keynote, plenary session, panel discussions addressing the Challenges and Opportunities for Artistic Freedom on the Continent, and an exploration of the Role of Government in Advancing Artistic Freedom. This summit serves as a progression of the PANAF project, inaugurated in November 2021 across several African countries, including Nigeria, Gambia, Mozambique, Kenya, Zambia, Rwanda, Uganda, and Ethiopia. The project has published reports, available on the official PANAF website, following commissioned research on the State of Artistic Freedom in the eight focus countries.
