Anne-Sophie Avé born in 10 November 1968, is a French diplomat. From September 2018 to August 2022, she was the Ambassador of France to Ghana.[1][2][3] From 2019 to 2021, she hosts a TV talk show in Ghana called 'Touch of France'.[4]
She is the founder of The Akosua Fund a donor advised fund hosted by reputable international NGO OAfrica. The fund aims at supporting projects for the children and youth of the communities where she has been made a Queen mother[5][6]
On 31 August 2022, she was appointed Ambassador for public Diplomacy in Africa [7][8][9] by the French president Emmanuel Macron.
Since september 2024, she is ambassador of France to Tanzania[10][11]
Early life and education
She's born in Fontainebleau to a father who is a director of a record company and a mother who is a teacher.
She was enstooled in May 2020 as the Nkosuahemaa of Hani in the Tain District in the Bono Region (Ghana) with the stool name Nana Benneh III.[13][14] In June 2022, she was enskinned the queen mother of Bonobutu under the chieftaincy name Napoka Amaltinga Apoka.[15][16][17] In August 2022, she was enstooled a Queen mother of Osu under the stool name Naa Norley Owaa Oman.[18][19][20]
Awards
French National order of Merit Chevalier de l’ONM (30 January 2008)[21]
Knight of the Légion of Honneur (30 December 2016)[22]
TV Show of the Year (Ghana Media and Entrepreneurship Awards 2021)[27][28][29]
Woman of the year 2022 (Golden Age Creative Arts Awards 22)[30]
Most outstanding female change maker (Humanitarian awards global 2022)[31]
Criticism
On August 12, 2022, Avé's Twitter account was restricted to followers, after public criticism of a Twitter post regarding France's and, by extension, her responsibility for the enslavement of African peoples during the colonial period arose. Four days earlier, Avé had posted that "slavery is a crime against humanity, and indeed some people bought slaves but some sold them. And they were not Europeans ... if you want to blame, blame all".[32] The Tweet was a reaction to criticism of neocolonialism referring to Avé's installation as a developmental queen of Osu. The Tweet has been deleted as of August 16, 2022.
Touch Of France
A TV talk show hosted by Anne-Sophie Avé stars notable persons in Ghana and showcases France and its culture. The show was awarded "TV show of the year” at Ghana Media and Entrepreneurship Awards ceremony.[33]
