RCC
RASTAFARI CONTINENTAL COUNCIL, RCC!
RCC is the Continental Rastafari Superstructure (just like AU, for countries), with its Continental Secretariat in Jo'burg, South Africa.
RCC has many Active Member Countries (country Structures) in Africa, including Nigeria (Roots & Culture Advocacy Organization, RCA Nigeria Ital Yard).
The current Chairman of RCC Africa is Ras Ahuma Bosco Ocansey, who also doubles as the President of the Rastafari Council of Ghana, RCG, and the Head of the Twelve Tribes of Israel in Ghana.
The Deputy Chairman is Ras Thau Thau Haramanuba, President of the militant Rastafari United Front RUF, and the deputy Chairman of the South African Rastafari Nation (the Umbrella body of the 3 million member strong SA Rastafari Collective).
The Continental Spokesperson is HonouRebel Myke Pam from Nigeria, who is also the Chairman of RCA Nigeria (the umbrella body of the Nigerian Rastafari Community).
The Deputy Spokesperson is Dr. Olive Stewart (Queen Mother Moses), PhD. She represents the 6th Region on the Executive board. The 6th Region means the Carribeans and all Africans born abroad, as rectified by the African Union in 2016.
🔥💥🔥
AARG stands for ALL AFRIKA RASTAFARI GATHERING.
It's a biannual Gathering of Rastafari People geared towards promoting and projecting Goods, Artifacts, Creative Works and Businesses of Rastafari People. It's also a time for InI to Network amongst Ones and Ones, Compare Notes and re-strategize for the Economic benefits and Empowerment of Rastafari Communities in Africa and the Livingsporah (the 6th Region). Tagged: Made For Africans by Africans
The first AARG was held in the Rastafari city of Shashemane, Ethiopia in 2017.
The 2nd edition (which took only one year because of the urgency of the Xenophobic Attacks of 2018), took place in South Africa, in 2018.
The 3rd edition of the AARG took place in Koforidua, Ghana in May 2019, during the highly celebrated Ghana's "Year of Return", which was facilitated by the Ghanian federal government.
In 2020, the 4th edition which was scheduled for Tanzania eventually held virtually because of the Covid-19 pandemic...it was hosted by the Secretariat virtually.
Ghana won the hosting Rights again in 2022...and that was the 5th edition.
Nigeria has the honour of hosting this twin event for the very first time...and that's the 6th edition
Note: The AARG Trade Exhibitions and the RCC Summit has been running side by side since 2020!
We also have regional enclaves of RCC in all the Regional Blocs...Nigeria belongs to the Ecowas Bloc!
RCC Ecowas Summit has been hosted twice by Ghana and once by Ivory Coast...it will be Nigerian's turn after Guinea Conakry hosts RCC Ecowas Summit next year!
Of course, the Nigerian Rastafari Conference; Badagry 2023, was a Universally acclaimed success, with Rastafari SoulJahs from all over the globe attending the one week Rasta week Activities
And so much more
Rastafari Sustains 💚💛❤️
HonouRebel Myke Pam
Rasta Ital Yard, Lagos
The national Rastafari organizations in Africa constitute the membership of the Rastafari Continental Council (RCC).
Roots & Culture Advocacy Organization
RCA Nigeria Ital Yard
(The Umbrella Body of the Nigerian Rastafari Community)
roots&culturenaija1@gmail.com
+234.703.042.2954 +234.805.974.3823. +234.805.326.3670