17/03/2026
Liberia 🇱🇷 the great Land
The Sanniquellie Conference was held from July 15 to July 19, 1959, in Sanniquellie, Liberia. It was a historic meeting convened through the initiative of President William V. S. Tubman of Liberia, whose leadership brought together the heads of two newly independent African nations, President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and President Ahmed Sékou Touré of Guinea.
At that time, only a small number of African nations had achieved independence. These included Liberia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana, and Guinea. South Africa had gained independence from Britain earlier in the century, but it was governed under a system of white minority rule and apartheid, which denied political rights to the Black majority. For that reason, it was not regarded as part of the community of newly liberated African states. The vast majority of the continent remained under European colonial rule, and many African peoples were still struggling for their freedom and self-determination.
Recognizing the urgency of the moment, President Tubman brought these leaders together in Liberia to discuss the future of Africa and the need for cooperation among the continent’s newly independent states. The meeting focused on strengthening relations between independent African countries and exploring ways to support liberation movements across the continent that were still fighting against colonial rule.
The discussions produced what became known as the Sanniquellie Declaration, a statement of principle that emphasized respect for national sovereignty, non-interference in the internal affairs of states, and a gradual, cooperative approach toward African unity. It helped lay intellectual and diplomatic groundwork that later contributed to the creation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, which eventually evolved into today’s African Union (AU).
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