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IFLA was represented by IFLA's Sub-Saharan Africa Region Committee members and stakeholders, who in partnership with the Malawi Library Association had an opportunity to be part of the Africa Internet Governance Forum was held between 19 and 22 July 2022, in Lilongwe, Malawi.
IFLA's Regional Division Committees will participate at their first IFLA World Library & Information Congress (WLIC) 2022 scheduled for Dublin, Ireland. They have prepared exciting Open sessions and are more than ready to share views and ideas on strengthening library advocacy at the regional evidence. Join their Open sessions to get to know what is happening in the world of libraries across all the regions of the world.
IFLA's Sub-Saharan African Regional Division Committee organised a hybrid side event in the context of its participation at the 4th African Youth Sustainable Development Goals Summit, that took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The IFLA Sub-Saharan African Regional Division Committee (IFLA SSA RDC) sent one of its members as a representative to the 4th African Youth Sustainable Development Goals Summit, taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, while organised several events in the same context.
Τhe IFLA Sub-Saharan African Regional Division Committee organised a design-thinking training in Addis Ababa, as a pre-conference workshop in the context of the 4th African Youth Sustainable Development Goals Summit, taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The workshop addressed emerging library, information and knowledge management professionals and was focused on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Voluntary National Review (VNR) Process.
An interview with Dr. Helena Asamoah-Hassan, Executive Director of the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) and speaker at the Panel Discussion, recently organised by the IFLA Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Division Committee in the context of the UN Africa Regional Forum for Sustainable Development.
On the 25th February 2022, the IFLA Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Division Committee (IFLA SSA RDC) organised a Panel Discussion as a side event in the context of the UN Africa Regional Forum for Sustainable Development to be held in Kigali Rwanda during 3-5 March 2022 on theme: Building forward better: African library partnerships for inclusive information and education towards Agendas 2030 and 2063.
IFLA has responded to a call for comments on the South African Copyright Amendment Bill, highlighting the need to reject proposals that will have a chilling effect on the work of libraries, and deepen divisions in terms of access to education, knowledge and culture.
The UNESCO Online Consultation on Cultural Policies for the Africa Region was held on 31 January and 1 February, hosted by the Republic of Senegal. IFLA was represented, making the case for libraries to be involved, from the design to the delivery of cultural policies and strategies.