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The 25year old Hafrikan Prince has been appointed as General Counsel of the WOLRD UNION OF POETS (WUP) for the whole World.

The young multi award winner Waheed Musah also known as Hafrikan Prince is an industrious artist who is skillful in applying creativity and innovation in his area of performance and writing. He is a Poet, Dramatist, MC, Playwright, and a spoken word artiste; one of Africa’s finest authentic and indigenous performer, he relates his passion to his talent in the field of promoting and projecting Afro-centric initiatives. Motivating and empowering the younger African generations to uphold their valuable African cultures and traditions so as to maintain their identity as Africans which is essential to the development of the continent. After series of personal researches, Hafrikan Prince discovered that, many Africans did not know their cultural roots. This African disconnection is Hafrikan Prince’s drive to use creative art through poetry, spoken word and drama as a channel to conscientize Africans about the need to preserve one’s culture as a mean of growth and development. Especially, using art to educate, entertain and motivate the public on serious issues like; the merits of cultural preservation, unification, patriotism, peace, humanitarian, volunteerism and also the dangers of corruption, poverty, and political instability; above all empowering and inspiring the youth to harness their creative talents. Hafrikan Prince is the Founder, C.E.O and President of Hafrikan Prince Agency (an Agency that stands to promote authentic and indigenous African Art, Philosophy, Moral ethics, Wisdom and tradition) and Go Kurative Africa –GOKA (an organization dedicated to the use of creativity to solve the most pressing problems facing Africa communities and also to educate and create awareness on how creativity can eliminate poverty in Africa). GOKA was established in 2016 and in the span on one year he has been able to capture the attention of many prominent and innovative personalities in Ghana and beyond who are always eager to work with him. Being elected into leadership positions as these great men and women realize that his command over performing art is more than just a talent. Many young men and women today have a passion to change the face of Africa as we all know. But he amongst that crowd is outstanding because, his desire for the change is not to gain monetary satisfaction out of the problems he solves. He is not raising GOKA because he is an unemployed youth; he is raising GOKA to create a network of creative, innovative and development oriented minded people for the betterment of Africa. “I want to challenge and urge Africans to protect and manage their heritage, both natural and human resources for the betterment of the future of her generations” he once said. The multi-talented, creative and innovative Hafrikan Prince has distinguished himself uniquely, He is the first Ghanaian and the first African to be appointed as the General Counsel of the World Union Of Poets for the whole world, and the first Ghanaian to be appointed as President Of the World Of Union Of Poet for Africa www.worldunionofpoets.ga by Mr. Silvano Bortolazzi the knight of merit of the Italian republic (for poetry) who is also the Founder and President of the world union of poet. In addition, Hafrikan Prince has been appointed as the Chief Representative of Ghana for the World Nations Writers Union (Kazakhstan). GOKA is the first organization to organized Street Poetry for Peace festival in Ghana and Africa at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange which saw hundreds of Ghanaians and others from across the world engaging in a day’s long performance of poetry and cultural performance to promote peace, unity, tolerance and brotherhood. The only and first poetry event in Ghana to receive massive international influence and awarded a commemorative medal award from Italy.

“My brand is about empowering youth and also to advice the youth to desist from violence and antisocial activities.”