Contributors & Scholars

Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
EAP Founding Director and Secretariat
- April 1, 1962 – Accra, Ghana, West Africa
A Statement Concerning the: Encyclopaedia Africana Project - December 18, 1962 – Accra, Ghana, West Africa
Opening Address: A Proposed Conference on the Encyclopaedia Africana

Dr. David G. Du Bois
Son of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois
July 12, 1997 – Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA
Son of W.E.B. Du Bois Continues His Father’s Dream for an Encyclopaedia Africana: Dictionary of African Biography®™, by Bianca Floyd, The Prince George’s PostOctober 7, 1997 – Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Preserving History Protecting a Legacy: W.E.B. Du Bois’ dream and work for an Encyclopaedia Africana lives!, by David Graham Du Bois, Guest Columnist for “The Final Call”1999 – Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
An Overview of the Encyclopaedia Africana, by Dr. David Graham Du Bois

Grace Bansa
Former Director of the Secretariat (2000-2011)
May 21, 1997 – Chicago, Illinois, USA
HOLDINGS Partnership Documents African-American Legacy – Race Relations InstituteAugust 7, 1997 – New York, New York, USA
Dream of Encyclopaedia Africana Nears Reality, by Matthew Mirapaul, New York TimesAugust 11, 1997
Dream of Encyclopaedia Africana Near Reality, by Grace Bansa , Acting Director of the SecretariatAugust 14, 1997 – Accra, Ghana, West Africa
A Statement of Status Encyclopaedia Africana Project, by Grace Bansa , Acting Director of the SecretariatAugust 1, 1998 – Accra, Ghana, West Africa
A Statement from the Secretariat: Regarding the Afropaedia, Encarta Africana and the Microsoft Corporation, by Grace Bansa , Acting Director of the SecretariatApril 18, 2000 – Accra, Ghana, West Africa
A Brief on the Encyclopaedia Africana Project, by Mrs. Grace Bansa, Acting Director of the SecretariatMay 20, 2000 – Accra, Ghana, West Africa
Encyclopaedia Africana Out At Last, by George Sydney Abugri, Daily Graphic Staff WriterJune 3, 2000 – Accra, Ghana, West Africa
Encyclopaedia Africana Out At Last: Rejoinder, by Grace Bansa, Acting Director of the Secretariat

Dr. Mordechai Abir
Formerly of History Department, Addis Ababa University now Tel Aviv University
December 14, 2000
Race Class Power: The Driving Forces Behind Du Bois’ Scholarship and Revolutionary Agenda

Francis Agbodeka
University of Cape Coast

D.E.K. Amenumey
University of Cape Coast

Micheal P. Ansah
Winneba Secondary school, Ghana

K.Asiedu-Akrofi
Cape coast, Ghana

Grace Bansa
EAP Secretariat
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Bemnet Gabre Amlak
Addis Ababa University
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Albert Adu Boahen
University of Ghana
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Richard Caulk
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
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Stanislaw Chojnacki
Institute of Ethiopian Studies. Addis Ababa University

Christopher Clapham
University of Lancaster, England

Benedict G. Der
University of Toronto

K.B. Dickson
University of Ghana

J. Eduam-baiden
Businessman, Saltpond, Ghana.

Luigi Fusella
University of Naples, Italy

Richard Greenfield
University of Benin

J.R. Hooker (Deceased)
Frobenius Institute, Frankfurt

Robert L. Hess
University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago

J.R. Hooker (Deceased)
Michigan State University

A.A. Iliasu
School of Oriental African Studies, University of London

Keith Irvine
General Editor, Encyclopaedia Africana

K.G.Konuah
Accra Academy; former Chair-man, Ghana Public Service Commission

S.I.A. Kotei
Department of Library Studies, University of Ghana

Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
First President, Republic of Ghana
September 24, 1964 – Accra, Ghana, West Africa
Editorial Board First Annual Meeting – Part 1September 24, 1964 – Accra, Ghana, West Africa
Editorial Board First Annual Meeting – Part 2

Gamal Gorkeh Nkrumah
Son of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
August 19, 1998 – Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Concerning the Status of the Encyclopaedia Africana, by David Graham Du Bois and Gamal Gorkeh Nkrumah

President Kenneth Kaunda
Past President, Republic of Zambia
1977 – Zambia, Africa
A Message from Zambia

Raymond A. Winbush
EAP Advisor, USA
October 1996 – Nashville, Tennessee, USA
A Brief History: Encyclopaedia Africana: Dictionary of African Biography®™
for Ghana International Review

Dr. Saburi O. Biobaku
Chairman of the EAP Board of Directors
August 28, 1997 – Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa
A Statement from the Chairman of the EAP Editorial Board.

Rodney D. Coates
Black Scholar
Miami University, USA
December 14, 2000
Race Class Power: The Driving Forces Behind Du Bois’ Scholarship and Revolutionary Agenda

Prof. Robert Addo-Fening
Formerly of History Department, Addis Ababa University now Tel Aviv University
December 14, 2000
Race Class Power: The Driving Forces Behind Du Bois’ Scholarship and Revolutionary Agenda

J.M. Akita
National Archives, Ghana

Amsalu Aklilu
Addis Ababa University

K. Asiedu-Asante
Cape Coast, Ghana

Bairu Tafla
Addis Ababa University

Belaynesh Michael (Mrs.)
Addis Ababa University
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David Birmingham
School of Oriented and African Studies, London University
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K.A. BRITWUM
University of Ghana
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Enrico Cerulli
President, Accademia dei lincei, Rome.
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Andre Clais

J.C. De Graft Johnson
University of Ghana

A. Dertry

D.W. Dwarko

D.K. Fiawoo
University of Ghana

J.K. Fynn
University of Ghana

J.K. Fynn
University of Ghana

Archie Casely Hayford
Chancellor, University of Cape Coast Ghana

J.J. Holden
Institute of Adult Education and African Studies, University of Ghana

G.W.B. Huntingford

A.K.Irvine

K.A.B. Jonas-quarty
Institute of Adult Education, University of Ghana

Nii Amon Kotei
Accra