The institute of African studies, University of Ibadan will be hosting an inaugural conference from October 14 to 16, 2015, at the University.

The event is expected to be attended by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Professor Toyin Falola of the University of Austrian, Texas.

Other participants expected at the conference include delegates from South Africa, Ghana, Netherlands, East Africa, UK and the USA.

While speaking with CEOAfrica, the Director of Institution of African Studies, Professor Dele Olayiwole expressed optimism about the forthcoming inaugural conference.

He maintained that the conference, which hopes to help Africans study, Africa tone, content and right emphasis is open to every race, creed, belief, age to attend.

Professor Olayiwola also sought support from the government and various associate bodies in the propagation of African studies by Africans for Africans.

 The African Studies Association of Africa was formed in Ghana,2013 at the conference that was held to chart the way forward for African Scholars and researchers who were finding it difficult to attend the ASAA meetings outside the continent on issues.

The institute itself was initially founded by the great African Historians in persons of Professor Kenneth Dike, Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, who found it totally absurd the Europeans were giving the African History/Studies a top-sided version that is the report or study was very imbalanced, hence the need to form the institute.

In a collaborative view, Professor Isaac Albert, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies resounded the objectives of African scholars to drive home the mantra of solving African problems/challenges using African methods and not having to travel to the western world to get solutions in solving insurgency such as the Boko Haram.

He also stated that among the several panels that will sit at the conference, there will be a panel that will deliberate on how Africa is been researched taught by Africans, with a view to finding out what the problem with Africa is