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International advocacy organisation Global Citizen has announced more artists are set to participate in the 10th anniversary Global Citizen Festival.<\/p>\n
The organisers announced that award-winning actor known for her iconic Black Panther role, playwright and activist Danai Gurira is expected to host Global Citizen Festival: Accra<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Also, South African DJ Uncle Waffles will join the lineup of performers at Global Citizen Festival: Accra.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, joining Miss Gurira as presenters is Ghanaian personalities Berla Mundi and Joselyn Dumas, Bristish actress Michaela Coel, South African actress Nomzamo Mbatha, and the wife of actor Idris Elba Sabrina Dhowre Elba.<\/p>\n Performing for the first time in Ghana at the festival is RnB legend Usher Raymond joined by singer\/songwriter SZA, Grammy award-winning artiste H.E.R and Nigeria\u2019s Tems.<\/p>\n Also joining the lineup is Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie, Reggae\/Dancehall artiste Stoenwboy, English rapper Stormzy, and musician Gyakie.<\/p>\n The 2022 Global Festival is taking place on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana, presented by Harith General Partners and in New York City\u2019s Central Park, presented by Citi and Cisco simultaneously.<\/p>\n Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo and Billy Porter will join the lineup of performers at Global Citizen Festival: NYC, with Amber Ruffin, Antoni Porowski, Bill Nye, Chris Redd, Connie Britton, Jay Shetty, Katie Holmes, Misty Copeland, Rachel Brosnahan, Scott Evans, Tamron Hall, and Van Jones also joining as presenters.<\/p>\n They join previously announced performers, including Metallica, Charlie Puth, Jonas Brothers, M\u00c5NESKIN, Mariah Carey, Mickey Guyton, and Rosal\u00eda in New York City, Usher, SZA, Stormzy, Gyakie, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, and TEMS in Accra.<\/p>\n Additionally, activists including recipients of the 2022 Global Citizen Prize will take the stage alongside other international changemakers to inspire urgent action from the festival audience.<\/p>\n Khanyisile Motsa and \u2018Yemi Adamolekun will participate in Accra\u2019s Black Star Square.<\/p>\n Anuscheh Amir-Khalili, Barbie Izquierdo, Brianna Fruean, Mitzy Cort\u00e9s, Payzee Mahmod, and the 2022 Cisco Youth Leadership Award winner Nidhi Pant will address Central Park\u2019s Great Lawn in line with Global Citizen\u2019s commitment to elevate the voices and challenges faced by those on the front lines of activism around the world.<\/p>\n The 2022<\/strong> Global Citizen Festival <\/strong>will be broadcast and streamed worldwide on TimesLive in Africa, YouTube, Twitter, Amazon Music, the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, and Apple Music.<\/p>\n Tickets to the festivals can be earned by downloading the Global Citizen app <\/strong>or visiting www.globalcitizen.org<\/strong> to take action on the campaign\u2019s issues. For each action taken, users earn points that can be redeemed for tickets to the festivals.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, reacting to the news, Mayor of Accra, Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey said \u201cas the first female Mayor of the City of Accra, after one hundred and twenty-four years of a male-dominated office, it is a pleasure to be hosting the Global Citizen Festival \u2013 a spectacular event that will bring together incredible artists, world leaders, and everyday citizens to help empower girls and women, defend the planet and create lasting, positive change.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe City of Accra is excited to join millions of global citizens around the world, and the President of Ghana, to add our voices to address these world issues and take action to alleviate poverty. We are committed to empowering women and girls through various initiatives and working endlessly to mitigate the impacts of climate change, which disproportionately affect women and have severe implications for the city\u2019s essential services, infrastructure, housing, health and human livelihoods.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are dedicated to this fight and to forging a climate-resilient path towards a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, achieving climate resilience and carbon neutrality by 2050. We believe this is our only pathway to create a more inclusive society, improving quality of life, creating green jobs, address inequalities, and safeguard and empower marginalized communities. Together, we can all make an impact. See you on September 24th.\u201d<\/p>\n Also, artiste and singer\/songwriter Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo stated that she was proud to join Global Citizen to send a message to leaders and governments to listen to the next generation.<\/p>\n \u201cThe future of the continent of Africa, and indeed the planet, depends on the empowerment of women and girls. The young women and girls of Africa are not silent \u2013 they deserve to be heard. It\u2019s time for the world to take notice,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Katie Hill, SVP, Head of Music, Entertainment & Artist Relations, Global Citizen said \u201cthe impact the Global Citizen movement has had on the most pressing issues facing humanity over the last 10 years would not be possible without the ongoing support of the world\u2019s biggest artists and entertainers.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSeeing artists including Usher, Metallica, Danai Gurira, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Billy Porter and Rachel Brosnahan returning to the Global Citizen stage and continuing to use their platforms and energy to drive impact for the mission to end extreme poverty is truly inspiring,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Again, actor Billy Porter noted that it has been an extraordinary privilege to work with Global Citizen over the past few years.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to keep changing the world in as many ways as I can, and this year we\u2019re taking it to the next level. It\u2019s been. I\u2019m so excited to be joining the incredible lineup performing in Central Park for the festival\u2019s 10th anniversary,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n Global Citizen<\/strong> is calling on world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly, as well as major corporations and philanthropic foundations, to take to the Global Citizen Festival<\/strong> stages and announce new commitments to End Extreme Poverty NOW<\/em><\/strong>, including: investing $600 million into the future of women and girls; closing the annual $10 billion climate financing shortfall; delivering $500 million to help African farmers respond to the global food crisis; and reallocating IMF Special Drawing Rights to provide urgent economic support, while explicitly acknowledging that sustainable change is only possible with the people and activists who advocate for change on the ground, who should never have to risk their lives because of doing so.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n