REPORT OF THE SEVENTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BANDUNG AFRICA CONFERENCE Theme: Reclaiming the Global Commons: Decolonization, Climate Justice, and Economic Sovereignty in the South-South Era Venue: The Grand Ballroom, Mount Meru Hotel, Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania Date: 18th – 21st November 2025 Document Reference: BA/CONF/7/REP/2025/FINAL Classification: OFFICIAL / DIPLOMATIC CIRCULATION TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.Executive Summary...Read More
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the commencement of the 2026 calendar year, Bandung Africa, under the visionary leadership of Co-Chair Judge D. Peter Herbert OBE alongside fellow Co-Chairs, has significantly expanded its global diplomatic, legal, and advocacy footprint. The first six months of the year have been defined by high-level international representation, strategic alliances with sovereign...Read More
NAIROBI – Six months after the death of Kenya’s most famous opposition leader, Raila Odinga, a different kind of political gathering took place in a modest lecture theatre at the British Institute in Eastern Africa. There were no campaign speeches, no rival factions. Instead, a retired British judge, a former university vice‑chancellor, a county assembly...Read More
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
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
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
The intention of the Bandung Africa 2023 conference was to support the initiatives of civil society in the region by adding the voice of various human rights and climate change activists, and genuine conservationists on the continent, and in the African diaspora to support the work of those on the Continent. In that regard the...Read More
Exclusive: ‘We demand the immediate arrest of Preston Hemphill, and all of the other officers who took any action that contributed to the death of Tyre Nichols,’ attorney tells The Independent. An urgent United Nations appeal has been filed by the family members of Tyre Nichols and their legal team, The Independent can reveal. Mr...Read More
Mark Rowley, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, The Metropolitan Police Service, New Scotland Yard, Victoria, London. 20.12.2022 By email to mark.rowley@met.police.uk; paul.brogden@met.police.uk Dear Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley, You may recall that I was an independent member of the Metropolitan Police Authority (2000 to 2008) and Vice Chair for a period of two years. I...Read More
