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THE REPRESENTATIVE BODY OF OVER 300 YORUBA GROUPS WORLDWIDE

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Karen Barber gives an interview in Yoruba language

We Are In A Crisis, Let’s Find A Solution To

Prof. Banji Akintoye speaks on finding solution to coexistence in Nigeria.

Operation Amotekun debate with Anthony Kila

YWC Secretary General, Prof. Anthony Kila speaks on TVC News about Operation Amotekun

Timi Adelakun sets two records in U.S. high school

Timi Adelakun has become the first black valedictorian and the graduating student with the highest grade points ever recorded at...

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

A toast to Akogun Tola Adeniyi

A toast to Akogun Tola Adeniyi Celebrating 75 Years of...

Yoruba World Congress Town Hall Meeting

All is now set for the 1st edition of the...

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Groups
Afenifere Renewal Group	Yoruba Council of Elders	Yoruba Unity Forum	Oodua Redemption Alliance	Oodua Liberation Movement
Oodua Nationalist Coalition	Oodua Peoples’ Congress	Federation of Yoruba Culture & Consciousness	Majiyagbe Olododo Oodua Vanguard	Atayese
Yoruba Action Movement	Egbe Agbekoya	United Self Determination Platform of Oodua	Yoruba Youths Council	Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide
Movement for Oduduwa Republic	Oodua Renaissance Movement	Oodua Conscience Movement	Yoruba Koya	Yoruba Oodu’a Union
Okun Development Association	Oodua Progressive Movement	Oodua Action Group	Awari Omo Oduduwa	United Yoruba Kingdom
Supreme Council of Yoruba Youths	Yoruba Traditional Conference	Ajoro Omo Oodua	Ojulowo Omo Yoruba Group	Yoruba Women Progressive Alliance
Egbe afi Yoruba Pitu Ede	Oodua Coalition Against Insurgency & Kidnapping in Yorubaland	Ayanmo Ire Ile Yoruba Group	Imole Oduduwa Agbaye	Iyayito Oodua
Soludero Hunters Security of Yorubaland	Oduduwa Action Group	Peace for all Yoruba in Nigeria & Overseas	Yoruba Omo Oodua	Oodua Progressive Movement
Agenda for Yoruba Unity Reconciliation & Integrity	Oodua Professionals	League of Yoruba Market Men & Women	Oodua Youth Movement	Oodua Republic Front
Oodua Grand Alliance for Independence	Yoruba Sovereignty Defense Agenda	Ojoola Yoruba	Egbe Obinrin Akoni	Oodua Revolution Movement
Oodua Renaissance Group	Ibile	Itsekiri National Youth Council	Yoruba Human Rights Council	Network for Yoruba Alliance
Okun Freedom Alliance	Oduduwa United People’s Association	Yoruba Nation Emancipation Movement	Okun People’s Front	Yoruba Council of Women Worldwide
Yoruba Nation International	Itsekiri Nationalists Movement	Edo-Oodua People’s Movement	Binukonu Omo Oodua	Oodua Youth Coalition

Egbe Omo Yoruba in Ghana

Oodua Foundation
Egbe Omo Yoruba in North America

Yoruba Diaspora League (UK)
Progressive People of Yorubaland Worldwide (Germany)
Yoruba Heritage International

About YWC

The Yoruba World Congress is the umbrella body of Yoruba people and groups across the globe.

YWC’s main aims are to promote, defend and achieve the collective growth and developmental aspirations and interests, prosperity, security, wellbeing, welfare and sustenance of Yoruba People and culture.

To this end, YWC is actively engaged in promoting culture, principles and working with other cultural associations across the world (Diaspora and others) We plan to have seminars, cultural and intellectual exchanges and events with associations around the globe.

Prof. Banji Akintoye

Our Leader

Stephen Adebanji Akintoye, also known as S. Banji Akintoye is an academic, historian and writer. He holds a PhD in History. He was a Professor of History at the Uniberisty of Ibadan, he has also taught African History in universities in the United States including the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida; Montgomery County Community College, PA, and Eastern University, St. Davids, Pennsylvania. Akintoye has written four books, chapters in many joint books, and several articles in scholarly journals.

He took a leading part for some time in the politics of Nigeria and served on the Nigerian Senate from 1979–1983.

Prof. Anthony Kila

Secretary General

Anthony A. Kila is Jean Monnet Professor of Strategy and Development.

He is the Centre Director at the Centre for International for Advanced and Professional Studies Lagos, he was also an international Director of Studies at ECAPS in Cambridge, He is a fellow at the European Institute for Social and Economic Development.

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