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                  <text>WAACLALS Report
The last three years were very challenging for us in Waaclals. Apart from the challenges
of Covid 19, which slowed down many activities, the economic downturn of our
environment was also very impactful. In spite of these challenges, the regional body
was able to organise conferences in Douala, Cameroon, Benin City, Nigeria and Cape
Coast in Ghana.
The conferences were well attended and three volumes of The Griot, the official journal
of the Association, have been published. We are currently trying to find new members in
Ivory Coast, Benin Republic, Sierra Leone and Liberia. We are hopeful that we will be
able to take the next conference to Benin Republic.
We have issued communiques from all the conferences and have interfaced with
Government and other NGOs on the issues of Postcoloniality and societal
developments. I am happy to report that we have attracted some attention on account of
these efforts.
Our current membership stands at 30 people and hopefully, this should grow further in
the months ahead.

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