The Bermuda College will host Nana Kwame Akuoko Sarpong, traditional ruler of Agogo in the Traditional region of Asante, Ghana for a public lecture on Monday.

The event has been organised in conjunction with the African Association of Bermuda and the Ausar Auset Society (the local chapter of the international pan-African organisation.) Mr. Sarpong will be introduced by Governor Thorold Masefield and will speak on the topic: "Issues and problems facing Africa today."

Mr. Sarpong is credited with helping to transform the institution of African kingship from obscurity to high prominence thereby producing widespread acceptance of this form of rule as one of the pillars of democratic governance in Ghana. He has also invested considerable effort in the development, improvement and overall elevation of the Agogo Region in Ghana.

He was designated a Traditional Ruler of Agogo Traditional Region of Asante, Ghana, West Africa in 1975.

An attorney by profession with a degree in public administration, he is a member of the Asante Regional House of Chiefs and has held several distinguished positions in the Ghanaian Government, including as Minister for the Interior, Member of the National Security Council, Presidential advisor and co-ordinator for Chieftaincy Affairs, Office of the President and Executive Chairman on the Ghana National Commission on Culture.

The AAB seeks to establish a formal presence in Bermuda while fostering closer ties with Bermudians and other residents.

The talk will be on June 18 at the College at 7 p.m.