June 5–6, 2025
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM GMT
The University of Ghana – Legon
Venue: West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infections and Pathogens (WACCBIP)
and online

The University of Ghana and the University of Kansas are pleased to announce the 2025 Symposium on African Digital Humanities. This 5th iteration of the symposium marks the second consecutive year the event was hosted at the University of Ghana in Accra. Video and slides of the proceedings will be available on this website soon.

Schedule Outline

Day 1: Thursday, June 5

Time Session
8:30–9:00 Sign-in
9:00–9:15 Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:15–10:15 Keynote Conversation 1
10:15–11:30 Panel 1: Digitizing Memory and Expanding Access
11:30–11:45 Morning Break
11:45–12:45 Panel 2: Reframing Knowledge Through Metadata and Method
12:45–2:00 Lunch
2:00–3:00 Panel 3: OlongoAfrica / Black Orpheus: Between Continuity and Cultural Amnesia
3:00–4:15 Panel 4: Francophone Voices & Language Technologies
4:15–4:30 Wrap up

Day 2: Friday, June 6

Time Session
8:30–9:00 Sign-in
9:00–10:00 Keynote Conversation 2: Imagining the Future of DH in Afric
10:00–11:15 Panel 5: Algorithms, Ethics, and Epistemologies
11:15–11:30 Morning Break
11:30–12:45 Panel 6: Libraries, Partnerships, and Digital Sustainability
12:45–2:00 Lunch
2:00–3:15 Panel 7: Global South Perspectives - Digital Humanities Across Continents
3:15–3:45 Closing Reflections: Insights and Directions
3:45–4:00 Wrap up