The selection of the Director General of the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC), Aisha Adamu Augie, for the 2026 Yale Directors Forum marks a significant step in Nigeria’s efforts to deepen global engagement in cultural heritage preservation. As one of 12 cultural leaders chosen for the prestigious fellowship, her participation offers CBAAC an opportunity to expand its international networks, strengthen institutional capacity and further project Nigeria and Africa’s rich cultural legacy on the global stage. Chiemelie Ezeobi writes
The Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC) is taking another significant step in positioning Nigeria’s cultural heritage on the global stage, with its Director General, Aisha Adamu Augie, selected among 12 cultural leaders for the 2026 Yale Directors Forum (YDF), an international fellowship convened by Yale University’s Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (IPCH).
Augie is one of two Nigerians and one of six African women selected for the second cohort of the 12-month fellowship, which brings together cultural heritage leaders from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Her selection places CBAAC, the institution entrusted with preserving and promoting Africa’s arts, history and civilisation, within an international network of practitioners working to protect both tangible and intangible heritage.
