African Union partners Book of African Records

BOOK of African Records founder and editor-in-chief, Kwame Muzawazi, on Thursday signed a remarkable partnership with the African Union (AU), for publishing what could be Africa’s ultimate reference book of facts, The African Factbook, at a ceremony held at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Book of African Records is a research and educational institution that collects, collates, authenticates and promotes African facts, records and information.

In a joint statement, the signatories said the partnership was driven by a mutual desire to have Africans be the tellers of their own stories, adding that the project is expected to run on an annual budget of $12 million.

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