Accra (Greater Accra), 30th July 99-

Participants for the forthcoming Pan African Historical Theatre Festival (PANAFEST) which will be held from July 31 to August eight have started arriving.

About 80 delegates from Jamaica, the U.S. and South Africa arrived on Wednesday night to participate in the festival that will take place in Cape Coast, Elmina and Accra.

In all about 3,000 international participants comprising artistes, intellectuals, exhibitors and tourists are expected for the festival.

PANAFEST would parade a host of disciplines and activities including a grand durbar of chiefs, a three-day Pan African colloquium, performance of local and international artists and a football match between the national team, the Black Stars, and their Jamaican counterparts, theReggae Boyz of Jamaica.

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