BANDUNG AFRICA ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT Period: January 1, 2026 – May 8, 2026 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the commencement of the 2026 calendar, Bandung Africa, under the visionary leadership of Judge Peter Herbert OBE, with fellow co-chairs, has significantly accelerated its diplomatic and advocacy footprint. The first five months of the year have been defined...Read More

Overview To mark International Women’s Day, Bandung Africa and the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) hosted a transformative webinar under the theme “Give to Gain.” The session brought together a global panel of leaders to discuss the “care economy,” the structural barriers facing African women, and the radical power of women supporting women. From...Read More

Overview Our recent hybrid webinar brought together a powerhouse collective of legal experts, activists, and media practitioners to address a critical question: How free is the African voice today? From the courtrooms of the Turks and Caicos to the digital landscapes of East Africa, the conversation moved beyond theory into the lived realities of those on...Read More

Overview Our third hybrid webinar tackled one of the most defining issues of the 21st century: African Migration. Moving beyond the headlines of “brain drain,” our panel of policymakers, communication specialists, and returnees explored migration as a two-way street. The discussion reframed the global African diaspora not as a loss to the continent, but as a powerful,...Read More

The Indonesian AID Scholarship (TIAS) is a grant program from the Indonesian Government aimed to support the achievement of SDGs targets, especially in the education sector. As a reflection of the spirit of the Asia-Africa Summit, the Indonesian AID scholarship will develop the skills and expertise of future leaders from Indonesia’s priority countries. It acts...Read More

This report examines the pertinacious displacement of African cultural artefacts and ancestral remains in Western and European museums, and removal through colonial conquest, scientific expeditions, and state-sanctioned plunder. The findings of the report emphasises that restitution is not a gesture of goodwill between states, but rather an important step in rectifying the legal, ethical and...Read More

This report details the outcomes of a diplomatic mission in November 2024, undertaken by his Excellency Sheik Adan Mohamed Nur ’Madobe’ and a small delegation of members of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Somalia, to support capacity building for Somali democracy. The mission aimed to strengthen democratic institutions, enhance parliamentary processes, and...Read More

Reparations and Restitution of Kenyan Artefacts April 29th to May 2nd 2024 Introduction The background to this mission was the ratification by Kenya of the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property in November 2023. The fact finding mission is intended to...Read More

The Maasai Living Cultures Project is a collaborative project between representatives of the Kenyan and Tanzanian Maasai community and the Pitt Rivers Museum. It aims to build trust and address concerns about the portrayal of Maasai culture in museums. It aims to foster knowledge exchange and collaboration between the Maasai community and UK museums and...Read More

EDM (Early Day Motion)735: tabled on 08 May 2024 Tabled in the 2023-24 session. This motion has been signed by 2 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted. Motion text That this House stands in solidarity with the Maasai people of Tanzania who are being forcibly evicted by their Government on the false...Read More