Africa Day

Tumi Motsoeneng, the popular sangoma who goes by the name Gogo Skhotheni, says traditional healers are to blame for the influx of new sangomas because of abuse ...

“I feel like people tend to mix Africa Day with Heritage Day and they feel entitled and then they get to sideline people who are Christians and people who believe in ancestors. So these are some of the things that I want to teach my kids. What we need to understand is that the symptoms of depression are similar to those of a person with a calling.

Internationally acclaimed Ndlovu Youth Choir bring the heat this Africa Day with the release of the new music video for their lead single 'Afrika Hey'.

We live in such a beautiful country, and we all have a responsibility to share this with the world," they said. “’Afrika Hey’ celebrates the beauty of Africa and encourages people to be proud of the continent and share that pride wherever they may travel around the world. Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity tomorrow.

The highly anticipated concert will showcase musical performances that will be streamed to a global audience. From Nigeria, talented music artists, D'banj, ...

Also set to perform at the Africa Day Concert are singer-songwriter and poet, Busiswa Gqulu, and singer and dancer, Kamo Mpela; both from South Africa. They are known for hit songs, SBWL and Nkulunkulu respectively. The highly anticipated concert will showcase musical performances that will be streamed to a global audience. This year’s concert will feature artists from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, South Africa, and Congo who are set to perform.

Like previous editions, the Africa Day Concert, which is in its third year, will be hosted by Hollywood star Idris Elba.

At the same time, Congolese singer-songwriter Innoss’B, the Naomi Campbell crooner, rounds out the lineup of artists performing at the Africa Day Concert this year. The organisers say Africa Day Concert promises show-stopping performances from talented African music stars. This year’s concert will feature artists from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, South Africa, and Congo. On Wednesday, the show will be streamed exclusively on YouTube at 19:00 CAT / 18:00 WAT.

Local musos Busiswa and Kamo Mphela are set to hit the stage for YouTube's third annual Africa Day Concert on Wednesday 25 May.

This year’s concert promises show-stopping performances from talented African music stars. This year, the concert will be hosted by English actor and songwriter Idris Elba and will feature the likes of Davido, Kamo Phela, CKay and Tanzanian singer, Zuchu. Kamo Mphela and Busiswa are the only South African artists on the lineup for YouTube’s Africa Day Concert on Wednesday 25 May. Image via Twitter @UrbanStreetZA

D'banj, Davido, CKay, Yemi Alade, Reekado Banks, and Mayorkun are among the artists from five countries who will play at the third edition of the Africa Day ...

The highly anticipated concert will showcase musical performances that will be streamed to a global audience.” The yearly performance, according to Okosi, is a musical tribute to Africa, highlighting the lively African music performers that are generating headlines around the globe. The yearly performance, according to Okosi, is a musical tribute to Africa, highlighting the lively African music performers that are generating headlines around the globe.

The lineup includes artists from Congo, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Tanzania. The annual concert is a musical homage to Africa, showcasing the ...

At the same time, Congolese singer-songwriter Innoss’B, the Naomi Campbell crooner, rounds out the lineup of artists performing at the Africa Day Concert this year. The organisers say Africa Day Concert promises show-stopping performances from talented African music stars. Also performing from the West African region is famous Sierra Leonean recording and performing artist, Drizilik.

YouTube has unveiled the lineup of artistes who will perform at this year's Africa Day Concert. The event, which will be hosted by American.

Tanzanian singer, songwriter, and WCB artist, Zuchu will also headline the event which will also feature Congolese singer-songwriter, Innoss’B. The annual Africa Day concert is a musical homage to Africa, showcasing African artists making headlines across the globe. Kenyan artists are notably missing from the elaborate lineup that includes Tanzania’s Zuchu, Nigeria’s D’Banj and Yemi Alade among others.

According to reports in the vision statement of IMS 2050, the main aim is to develop a blue economy, and to foster increased wealth creation from the oceans ...

According to him, “Sudan offers a lot of potential and opportunities for India. Sudan is the third largest country in Africa and has a population of around 45 million. Sudan is uniquely positioned and is both African and Arab. It has an 850 KM coastline along the Red Sea and close to Horn of Africa.” Also India is the number one destination for medical tourism for Sudanese nationals. “The scope to promote commercial relations with Sudan is enormous. Talking to Financial Express on the eve of Africa day, Ambassador Mubarak talks a bit about the relationship between the two countries. Relations between India and Sudan date back to ancient times.

Africa Day is a day of celebration for Africans and people of African descent all over the world. This year's celebration is centred on the theme of ...

The price to pay for keeping the virus at bay has been, in many African countries, at the expense of gains made in reducing malnutrition. In addition to existing malnutrition challenges the global health crisis of Covid-19 has greatly exposed the economic vulnerability of African countries and the weaknesses of their health and food systems. We owe it to our constituencies and our people, explicitly the children – they are the future leaders of tomorrow.

Despite the successes of many of these interventions, some experts argue that the provision of foreign aid has contributed to a culture of dependency in ...

“I don’t think we should buy into the conversation that says we shouldn’t get some of that money back. “We need to understand and help these groups to create linkages and collaborate to reach sustainability.” Processes are so rigorous and limiting, and while larger institutions can access funding, they are not as embedded in the community. We have seen successes in education and health, and we need more examples.” “It is about a trialogue – government, non-profit and private sector working together. The organisations we support know societal challenges because they are on the ground. When we launched the sanitation project for schools with Vodacom, it became even clearer that it’s easier when money goes to local NPOs or community-based organisations that know what is happening on the ground. This can sometimes lead to unnecessary red tape, negatively impacting on the work of civil society. The relationship between donors and recipients of donor funding can be fraught with power imbalances. The decrease is attributed, in part, to Covid-19 forcing countries to look inwards and prioritise their domestic needs over international aid. “If funding is given to local NPOs, you see the impact. “We should free ourselves from donor dependency, and we can.

Africa's countries have been facing a significant rise in food insecurity as a result of climate change, the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Women are crucial to Africa’s (and the world’s) food supply as their roles across food value chains make up 43% of the African agricultural labour force. Farmers are on the front line of this crisis and we need to help support them in order to boost food production and security. It cannot be said enough that Africa has contributed the least to the climate crisis, and yet it is unjustly experiencing the worst of its impacts. The African Union announced the theme for 2022 as: Strengthening Resilience in Nutrition and Food Security on the African Continent. This year’s theme is a direct response to one of the biggest challenges Africa is facing today. Africa’s countries have been facing a significant rise in food insecurity as a result of climate change, the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and conflict seen across some regions. This is a sharp rise from 286 million in 2021, and is reported to be the worst food crisis since 2017.

Africa Day, celebrated annually on May 25, seems like an appropriate occasion for taking stock to see if the optimists or the sceptics have been right.

The first is the strength of the institutional structure on which a democracy rests. Is this the end of the road? South Africa continues to ward off the worst. The ruling ANC, having implemented the National Democratic Revolution (NRD) with its noble objective of creating a united democratic society, subsequently declared that to achieve its objectives, the NRD required the control of state machinery. Given the history of protracted conflict, racial, ethnic and cultural diversity, along with glaring economic inequalities, many did not believe that a multiracial democracy would successfully take root in South Africa. The TRC and the democratic Constitution became models many other countries across the world followed as they, too, were emerging from an oppressive authoritarian past during the so-called ‘third wave’ of democratisation.

Kigali, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The climate change and food security mark the celebration in Rwanda of Africa Day (May 25) with an activity program organized ...

May 25 was chosen as Africa Freedom Day because of the foundation by 31 heads of State on that day in 1963 of the African Unity Organization, which turned into the African Union (AU). Later, it was renamed Africa Day. However, he also said that it is an opportunity to highlight the challenges and that they must be addressed for Africa to be fully freed. Musoni said that Africans and people of African descent and friends should celebrate the progress that the continent made towards the total freedom, including the attainment of political and economic independence.

Africa Day - we cannot be free as Africans when our social and economic development capabilities remain so disparate.

Yet Africa is noted to be having a young population, a cohort weighted with the responsibility of setting the agenda for the renewal of Africa. Young people on the continent are often described as “leaders of tomorrow”, yet residing in an opaque present. We cannot talk of African freedom when daily the lives of African youths are robbed of their future on the same continent they call home. The majority of African countries have gained political freedom since 1963 yet continue in the present to be enslaved — political freedom that has no social and economic freedom. Yet there is scant commitment to investing in infrastructure, rather preferring to be on standby to fight off imaginary threats of danger, especially in disputed border regions on the continent. A move away from the tired, myopic weak societal conjectures of freedom-chasing validated in events, to embracing an experience of freedom as a continued state of being, a daily liberating reality of being free. Yes, freedom really should remind us of how the sacrifices of others have led us to enjoy our present liberties.

Today, we celebrate Africa Day with enthusiasm in the Continent and in Türkiye. We remember with appreciation African nations coming together under a single ...

We applaud the robust and innovative policies and programmes introduced by the African Union to expedite the development of the Continent. Agenda 2063 is the flagship programme that can unleash the Continent’s potential and bring about hope and prosperity to all, which we wholeheartedly support. The Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation we signed with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat will further boost this volume. We now aim to mutually benefit from our increased collaboration with the AU and African regional organizations in other international platforms such as the UN and the OIC. Despite the historical injustices during colonial times, global apathy towards natural disasters and famine, and unacceptable external interferences, the strength of African nations to withstand these enormous challenges is outstanding. African nations see us as a reliable partner and a close friend. We remember with appreciation African nations coming together under a single roof on May 25th, 1963.

India is Africas fourth-largest partner with a volume of $70 billion. Indias Duty-Free Tariff Preference scheme extends duty-free access to 98.2 per cent of ...

For India, this will be both a statement of its South-South solidarity and a key aspect of its larger strategy. In a volatile and uncertain world, India and Africa can come together in the building of reliable and resilient supply chains. Operation Sahayata to assist cyclone-hit Mozambique in 2019 and Operation Vanilla during the 2020 flood in Madagascar are illustrative. Modi's vision of cooperation with Africa centres on health, digital and green growth. It was natural for India and Africa, therefore, to stand together during the Covid-19 pandemic. Maritime security cooperation, once centred on Mauritius and the Seychelles, now extends to coastal African nations. A new era has begun with the introduction of e-Vidya Bharati for tele-education and e-Arogya Bharati for telemedicine. India is also Africa's fifth-largest investor, with a cumulative commitment of $70.7 billion. India is Africa's fourth-largest partner with a volume of about $70 billion. During the past five years, 7 IT Centres in South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Lesotho, Ghana, Namibia and Tanzania, and the Centre for Geoinformatics Application in Rural Development in Madagascar and Niger were established to promote Africa's digital transformation. India has completed 189 projects in Africa, with 76 others at the execution stage, and 68 at the pre-execution stage. The prime minister's address to the Ugandan Parliament in July 2018 laid out the guiding principles of India's contemporary approach.

By Hon Monica Mutsvangwa In 1963 on this day in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the African liberation doyens adopted the lifelong resolution which gave birth to ...

That said, it is important to emphasise that the second republic under President Emmerson Mnangagwa has played a crucial role in the consolidation of African liberation values. A case in point is that of the material and ideological support which our own then Zanu and the PF-Zapu received from the Frontline States. Therefore, Africa Day is a celebration of a people’s victory against the toxic legacy of imperialism. Initially, colonialism made Africa a zone of non-being and the reversal of this process had a rehumanising effect to every institution and facet of the African society. African nationalism became the transformative agent from the politics of looting and exploitation to the aspired politics of pro-people policy delivery. From the outset, the OAU as a strategic diplomatic alliance for Africa’s independence was formed to collectively enforce the fall of the colonial empire.

Like previous editions, the Africa Day Concert, which is in its third year, will be hosted by Hollywood star Idris Elba.

The organisers say Africa Day Concert promises show-stopping performances from talented African music stars. At the same time, Congolese singer-songwriter Innoss'B, the Naomi Campbell crooner, rounds out the lineup of artists performing at the Africa Day Concert this year. This year's concert will feature artists from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, South Africa, and Congo. On Wednesday, the show will be streamed exclusively on YouTube at 19:00 CAT / 18:00 WAT.

On Africa Day, the world celebrates the diverse and dynamic continent's “enormous promise and potential”, the UN chief said in an upbeat message to mark the ...

Let’s celebrate Africa’s unity & diversity. RT & tag 2 friends! On Africa Day, the world celebrates the diverse and dynamic continent’s “enormous promise and potential”, the UN chief said in an upbeat message to mark the day on Wednesday.

AS the continent celebrates Africa Day today, President Mnangagwa has condemned injustices, superiority complexes, and xenophobic elements dogging the ...

In the spirit of greater collaboration and the need to address present and future pandemics, my Government stands ready to play its part towards the efficacy of our continent’s health delivery system,” the President said. “As we do so, African institutions must be persistently strengthened in the wake of present challenges, threats, opportunities and other global shocks. We can build and undertake everything for the growth and prosperity of our countries, cities, industries, mines and agriculture. We are committed to play our part in the world in order to eliminate all forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related injustices.” Climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as hedging against global shocks remain critical for assured food security in our country and on the continent. “The principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of our countries must be respected.

By Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Today, we celebrate Africa Day with enthusiasm in the Continent and in Türkiye. We remember with appreciation African nations coming.

We applaud the robust and innovative policies and programmes introduced by the African Union to expedite the development of the Continent. Agenda 2063 is the flagship programme that can unleash the Continent’s potential and bring about hope and prosperity to all, which we wholeheartedly support. We now aim to mutually benefit from our increased collaboration with the AU and African regional organizations in other international platforms such as the UN and the OIC. The Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation we signed with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat will further boost this volume. Our 44 Embassies in the Continent as well as 37 African Embassies in Ankara make Africa Day more meaningful for us. We are now eagerly implementing the decisions approved at the Summit in close cooperation with all our African friends, in order to bring our relations with the Continent to a whole new and elevated level. Despite the historical injustices during colonial times, global apathy towards natural disasters and famine, and unacceptable external interferences, the strength of African nations to withstand these enormous challenges is outstanding.

Benoni Northerns Athletics Club's Bright Mikolongwe is aggrieved by the treatment towards other African nationals but he has chosen to spread love rather ...

“With my current job as a gardener, I really can’t afford all the essentials needed for running. I need proper shoes and other things to help me improve. “I live in Benoni. That’s why I love the club because I get to represent the place I live in. “I would often see a lot of people walk and run by the lake. In the other two races, I finished fourth and sixth respectively.” He said when arrived in Benoni, he found the same ambience.

If you don't feel like taking excessively long flights, take advantage of living on one of the diverse continents in the world, and travel around Africa.

The capital city of Maputo is the best place to stay on a budget and there is plenty to do to keep yourself entertained. If you don’t feel like taking excessively long flights, take advantage of living on one of the most diverse continents in the world, and travel around Africa. If you don’t feel like taking excessively long flights, take advantage of living on one of the diverse continents in the world, and travel around Africa.

The theme of the Africa day celebration for 2022 is Nutrition, and the aim of AU is to strengthen the Agro-Food Systems, Health and Social Protection ...

On the other hand, India’s trilateral collaborations to promote food security in Africa include India, Brazil, and South Africa (IBSA) Fund, USAID, and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID)-funded Supporting India’s Trade Preference for Africa (SITA) program. This cooperation is set to achieve shared prosperity and food security for all. In accord with the Africa Day of 2022, India and Africa have cooperated on food security in the recent decade. The 2022 Africa Day is aimed at generating awareness and consciousness for nutrition and health concerns in Africa. The year 2022 signifies the 20th anniversary of the African Union. The theme of the Africa day celebration for 2022 is Nutrition, and the aim of AU is to strengthen the Agro-Food Systems, Health and Social Protection Systems to Accelerate Human, Social, and Economic Capital Development on the African Continent. The OAU was transformed and remodelled into the African Union on 9 July 2002.

The prospects on the horizon are bright - from Africa's growing and vibrant youth population, to initiatives like the African Continental Free Trade Area, the ...

We must also intensify our efforts to end the pandemic, reform the global financial system, stop climate change and silence the guns across all conflicts. The African Union has designated 2022 as the Year of Nutrition. On this year's Africa Day, the world must join together in solidarity with all Africans to strengthen food security, and put nutrition within reach of every person. Africa is a home for hope.

EFF national spokesperson Sinawo Thambo said the party will picket at the French Embassy on Africa Day, to demand the withdrawal of France from the ...

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Wednesday 25 May marks Africa Day, where Africans from Cape Town to Cairo celebrate the beauty of our identity and culture. The significance of the day ...

And it will lay a strong foundation to empower communities.” In a statement from the United Nations president, Abdulla Shahid says these issues are amplified by climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. Wednesday 25 May marks Africa Day, where Africans from Cape Town to Cairo celebrate the beauty of our identity and culture.

Chaired by Macky Sall, current chairman of the AU, two summits are scheduled for this Friday and Saturday. The health, climate, food and security crises ...

Since then, the commemoration of the historic day by Africans and Africans in the diaspora has served as an opportunity for each country to organize events in order to promote the rapprochement between African peoples. For now, Africans celebrate the socio-economic achievements of the continent while the AU Theme for the year, Strengthening Resilience in Nutrition and Food Security on the African Continent continues to be in focus. Chaired by Macky Sall, current chairman of the AU, two summits are scheduled for this Friday and Saturday. The health, climate, food and security crises will be at the center of discussions.

May 25 is commemorated in the African continent as Africa Day. It is a day that marks the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU).

The AU hopes the “2022 theme of the year will be a good opportunity for continued advocacy to ensure gains made over the years in eliminating nutrition and all its forms are not reversed”. It had an initial aim to encourage the decolonisation of Angola, Mozambique, South Africa and Southern Rhodesia. There was a pledge to support African “freedom fighters” with finance, arms, volunteers and training bases and to close off their airspace to colonial forces. In 1963, emperor Haile Selassie hosted the representatives of thirty African nations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. At this point, around two-thirds of the continent had achieved independence and decolonisation. It will be taking place in Equatorial Guinea. The 2022 African Day’s theme is “Strengthening resilience in nutrition and food security on the African continent”. The OAU emerged from a congress that was held in Ghana on April 15 1958. The OAU was an intergovernmental organisation established on May 25 1963 in Ethiopia. There were initially 32 signatories to the organisations.

CAIRO – 25 May 2022: On May 25 of each year, African countries celebrate Africa Day. It is an annual celebration marking African Freedom Day in memory of ...

On that day, 32 independent African countries signed the founding charter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The conference called for the establishment of an African Freedom Day. It was held by Prime Minister of Ghana at the time Kwame Nkrumah.

If you happen to be in the vicinity of Constitution Hill in Joburg, pop in for the MTV Base Africa Day celebrations taking place from today, 25 May 2022, ...

Africa Day promotes diversity and inclusion for anyone who claims to be part of Africa's future, particularly the LGBTQI+ community. This year’s focus will be on reinvigorating commercial opportunities and exchange among South African SMMEs, as well as boosting transactional trade between different operators. Africa Day is celebrated on 25 May annually to celebrate the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (now known as the African Union) in 1963 to fight colonialism in Africa and apartheid in South Africa.

OPINION: A message from UNWTO secretary-general Zurab Pololikashvili on Africa Day.

Through the UNWTO Agenda for Africa – Tourism for Inclusive Growth, we will continue to support the continent and grow the sector, as a pillar of opportunity for all. Moreover, tourism is returning across Africa, and our sector has the power to deliver positive change and inspire transformation. But we have good reason to be optimistic about the future.

Smart logistics firm Pargo and digital payments company MFS Africa plan to scale their operations continentally.

“It is Pargo’s mission to solve e-commerce challenges and to be a key enabler for e-commerce on the continent. “Pan-Africanism is a responsibility,” states Okoudjou. “As entrepreneurs and business leaders, we owe it to our fellow Africans to build beyond borders and to connect the continent in ways that matter. During this time, they quickly realised the last mile of delivery was the single biggest challenge for e-commerce companies on the continent. It is celebrated in various countries on the African continent, as well as around the world. Encouraged by these insights, they started Pargo, a tech-enabled last-mile delivery solution that simplifies online delivery. We are not a mobile money scheme; we are a network of networks connecting different types of digital stores of value.

In commemoration of Africa Day 2022, LoCrate Market, MTV Base and BET will be hosting a four-day series of events at the Constitution Hill in Johannesburg.

However, they must purchase tickets for the music festival on 28 May 2022 through Quickticket. “The coming together of Africans is paramount if we are to build a united and able Africa”. The two main themes of this year's Africa Day celebration are “A Collaborative Africa” and “United Colours of Africa”.

Today is Africa Day, and with all the crises the world is facing, Africa holds the key to bringing unity in a broken world.

According to the World Bank, the pact connects 1.3 billion people across 55 countries with a combined GDP valued at $3.4 trillion. – Africa's cryptocurrency market grew by over 1 200% in a year between 2020 and 2021. Africans are tired of being seen as laughing stocks by the Western world. Being able to represent our continent on the world stage is something I don’t take lightly. – West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa and Southern Africa in particular, are expected to reach a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of $29 trillion (about R453 trillion) by 2050, according to the World Bank. Cape Town - Today is Africa Day, and with all the crises the world is facing, Africa holds the key to bringing unity in a broken world.

Two decades ago, Jean Nkeramihigo and Francine Kanyana moved to the commune of Vumbi, in Kirundo, Burundi, in search of land so they could start their own ...

In 2021, WFP assisted with food and cash 192,000 people displaced internally in Burundi, mainly due to climate change and plans to keep doing it in the next few years. And this is happening in a year of unprecedented hunger needs across the world, with a war in Ukraine disrupting the global food chain and when resources have hit bottom. Hunger is expected to affect 10.5 million people in 2022, including more than a million teetering on the edge of starvation, in the five countries. This year, Burundi is heading for a record drought, but it is not the only country in Africa faced with this kind of challenge. In recent years, on top of recurrent droughts, excess rainfall has caused the waters of Lake Tanganyika to rise despite its 800 kilometres length, forcing thousands of people to displace. Like other vulnerable families in Kirundo, Jean, Francine and their 12 children rely on humanitarian assistance and paid labour to survive, sometimes with only one meal per day in the evening.

Wasanga Mehana finds out more from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs researcher Adv Sipho Mantula and University of ...

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Africa Day commemorates the founding in 1963 of the Organisation of African Unity, the forerunner to the African Union.

“Our brothers and sisters from elsewhere in Africa are not our enemies. The tensions between South Africans and nationals of other African countries has been a troubling reminder that the divisions fomented by successive colonial and apartheid administrations had not yet been fully eradicated, he added. President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished South Africans well on Africa Day and has called for unity among the nations of the continent.Africa Day commemorates the founding in 1963 of the Organisation of African Unity, the forerunner to the African Union. “For us as South Africans, this day assumes the same significance as all the national days we observe in democratic South Africa because our freedom would not have been possible without the support and moral courage of the people of Africa and their leaders,” Ramaphosa said.

Irish Aid in partnership with African embassies in Ireland and local authorities around the country will host a wide range of events, including family fun days, ...

Justine Nantale, a dual Irish-Ugandan citizen living in Dublin, said: "Africa Day matters because we're living in solidarity with one another. Africa Day is about recognising that contribution and celebrating the culture and potential of the continent as a whole." Ireland’s arts, culture, business, community development, sport and so much more have been strengthened by people of African origin or descent.

Today marks Africa Day, and in celebration of our continent, Zeitz MOCCA is extending free entry to its art space until 2pm today!

In 1963, 30 leaders of the independent African states signed a founding charter in Addis Adaba, Ethiopia, with aims to fight for independence movements for other African states. Africa Day celebrates not only the rich and powerful history of African states, but also our achievements and the founding of the African Union. Africa Day, previously known as African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day has historically taken place on May 25 since 1963, as introduced by the African Union (previously the Organisation of African Unity).

In his Africa Day speech, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Africans were not the enemies of South Africans, adding poverty, crime, unemployment and social ...

"South Africa must never be seen as a place of intolerance. "Even today, student movements and civic groups in some African countries commemorate events like the Soweto uprising. "For us as South Africans, this day assumes the same significance as all the national days we observe in a democratic South Africa. Our freedom would not have been possible without the support and moral courage of the people of Africa and their leaders." This is not just an insult to the people of the continent who supported us and gave refuge to our leaders, but also a betrayal of our constitutional values," Ramaphosa said. "As we address the critical issue of illegal immigration, as is our right as a sovereign nation, let us never become like the former oppressors, who sought to divide the African people and turn us against each other. Africa Day commemorates the founding in 1963 of the Organisation of African Unity, the forerunner to the African Union (AU).

On Wednesday the world celebrated Africa Day and here at home this day is a reminder of our relationship with the African continent.

On Wednesday, the world celebrated Africa Day and here at home this day is a reminder of our relationship with the African continent. On Wednesday the world celebrated Africa Day and here at home this day is a reminder of our relationship with the African continent.