Mr. Constantine David-Gnahoui will travel to the Plateau-AfricaTown area near Mobile, Alabama for the 3-day Original AfricaTown Folk Festival to be held March 16th, 17th & 18th.
Currently living in the DC area, Constantine David-Gnahoui, originally from The Republic of Benin, West Africa, is a man with an extensive background. A former Diplomat with the Benin Embassy in Washington, DC. He is now the Delegate General of the High Council of Beninese Abroad and the Chairman of the Non-Profit Organization Jamii-Africa. “Jamii” is a Kiswahili (or Swahili) word that means family. Kiswahili is the most widely spoken African language, with over 130 million speakers in East, Central, and Southern Africa.
“Jamii” is commonly used to reference both the family, and even broader, a community of neighbors and associates. Mr. Gnahoui has a relationship with both The West African Delegates traveling to Alabama as well as with Mr. Robert Battle the CEO & Executive Director of the AfricaTown, USA Community Mobilization Project, Inc. His presence at the Folk Festival will be to assist Battle as the official Festival interpreter and to promote the Jamii-Africa or African family concept. He tells us, “Working with Mr. Robert Battle is a continuation of the work of Reconciliation promoted by Jamii-Africa. To see our brothers and comrades come all the way from Africa to embrace the efforts of the Diaspora strengthens personal and business relationships and encourages strong ties between us as Africans and our Diasporic family all over the world. These relationships are truly the fruit and pride of Africa.”