9TH PAN-AFRICAN CONGRESS

IN LOMÉ

held from 8 - 12 December 2025

6

Major decisions

5

Years between congresses

1

Permanent Bureau

The 9th Pan-African Congress, held from 8 to 12 December 2025 in Lomé, adopted historic decisions for the future of Pan-Africanism and coordination between Africa and its diaspora.

The Togolese Republic, as host country and co-organiser of the Congress, is entrusted with the task of coordinating the follow-up to the implementation of commitments and decisions, in collaboration with:

African Union Commission

African States

Nations hosting the diaspora

Diaspora institutions

Establishment of a committee responsible for monitoring the implementation of the recommendations and decisions of the 9th Pan-African Congress.

Support for the institutionalisation of a Pan-African Day of Remembrance for deportees and victims of slavery and colonisation.

Invited to set the annual date:

▸ African States and the African Union
▸ CARICOM and its Member States
▸ CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States)
▸ Forums and platforms for engagement with the African diaspora

Request made to the Togolese Republic to refer the matter to the United Nations General Assembly with a view to adopting a resolution on reparations and restitution.

Decision to organise a Pan-African Congress every five (05) years and to create a permanent office for the Pan-African Congress, the host country and/or institution of which will be determined after consultations between States and with the various stakeholders.  

Formal transmission of the Declaration of the 9th Pan-African Congress to:

▸ Conference of Heads of State and Government of the African Union
▸ Relevant organs, mechanisms and processes of the Union
▸ Regional and international partner organisations

A historic turning point for pan-Africanism

These decisions mark a new era of coordination between Africa and its global diaspora.

Togo is becoming the pivot of this historic dynamic.

Divided, Africa is vulnerable.
United, it is STRONG

© 2025 | 9th Pan-African Congress – Lomé 2025