Leading Africans in Milton Keynes came out in full support of African Unity at the first African Unity Ball recently.
The event took place at the Oak Grove leisure centre in Middleton, and was attended by an array of African luminaries and professionals including the distinguished Professor Christopher B-Lynch, inventor, gynaecologist and one of the founding consultants at Milton Keynes Hospital.
The MK Mix Founder Segun Oguntola gave the keynote speech in which he urged MK based Africans to work closer together through their associations and businesses to strengthen their communities.
Tina Appiagei of city charity STaSS also gave a brief talk on her organisation’s vision to improve the Health and Social Care of People infected and affected with HIV/AIDS and other STIs.
Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone and Kenya were just some of the African countries represented in what was an inaugural evening of traditional African food, music and dance.
The organisers commented that in the past, African communities in MK would hold separate events that celebrated their national culture, but this year there seemed to be a desire for Africans to unite in Milton Keynes hence they decided on the African Unity Ball.
The organisers believe the event will lead to African communities working together in the future with the aim of increasing their ability to contribute more positively to the development of Milton Keynes as a whole.
