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In 1982, at the sixth Congress of the All-Africa Students Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 16 was declared African Students' Day, known as the Day of the African Child, in honor of the students who lost their lives in the Soweto Uprising. [5] In 1987, the seventh Congress of the All-Africa Students Union was held in Luanda, Angola.
By the early 1990s South African students began to see the need to consolidate their efforts to finally rid South Africa of racist controls and to re-focus on education issues. NUSAS was merged with black controlled student movements into a single non-racial progressive student organization, the South African Student Congress (SASCO), in 1991.
The South African Students Congress (SASCO) is a South African student organisation currently led by Alungile Kamtshe as the organization's President.SASCO was founded in September 1991 at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, through the merger of the South African National Student Congress (SANSCO) and the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS).
The South African Students' Organisation (SASO) was a body of black South African university students who resisted apartheid through non-violent political action. The organisation was formed in 1969 under the leadership of Steve Biko and Barney Pityana and made vital contributions to the ideology and political leadership of the Black Consciousness Movement.
The Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO) is a national student organisation in Namibia. It was founded on 2 June 1984 in Döbra, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the capital Windhoek. [1] NANSO is a member of the All-Africa Students Union. [2]
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) formerly called National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS) is a students' union bringing together Nigerian students both within Nigeria and across the diaspora. NUNS was founded in 1956, following structural changes in the West African Students' Union.
In the mid-1940s, Solanke returned to West Africa to undertake further fundraising, with H. O. Davies becoming acting Secretary-General. WASU also affiliated to the World Youth Movement, and in 1946 it held a joint conference with Kwame Nkrumah's West African National Secretariat. This event agreed a platform of anti-imperialism and socialism. [3]
NUGS, officially The National Union of Ghana Students is the largest student organization in Ghana. [1] However the date of it foundation has been the subject of controversy. The official Facebook page suggests 1964. [2] However Professor Anselmus Kludze, father of Ave Kludze, claimed that he was the National President of NUGS for the period ...