Next week Premier and Minister of Tourism and Transport Dr. Ewart Brown will lead a Bermudian delegation to Tanzania for the 5th International African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference.

Premier Brown said, “For the first time this pivotal conference will be held in Africa, going back to its roots. Half of the conference will take place in Dar Es Saalam and the other half in Zanzibar. We are calling it ‘An African Homecoming’.”

SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, March 24, 2009 – The United Republic of Tanzania, a country rich in history, culture, natural resources, economic promise will host the Fifth International African Diaspora Heritage Trail (ADHT) Conference, October 25-30, 2009, in Dar es Salaam. This will be the first time the ADHT Conference has convened on the continent of Africa and promises to be a historic journey for the more than 200 delegates expected to attend.