June 5–6, 2025
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM GMT
The University of Ghana – Legon
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 will be hosted at the University of Ghana in Accra. The symposium will also be streamed live to facilitate global participation.

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Schedule Outline

DAY 1: Thursday, June 5

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: Archives, Digitization & Access
11:30–11:45 — Morning Break
11:45–12:45 — Panel 2: DH Methods & Metadata
12:45-2:00 — Lunch
2:00–3:00 — Panel 3: OlongoAfrica / Black Orpheus
3:00–4:00 — Panel 4: Francophone Linguistics & DH
4:00 - 4:15 — Wrap up


DAY 2: Friday, June 6

8:30 - 9:00 — Sign-in
9:00 – 10:00 — Keynote Conversation 2
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