The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs MoDVA/UPDF is joining Pan Africanist Movements across the world to celebrate the Africa Liberation Day on the 25 May 2024.
Africa Liberation Day was chosen by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the Predecessor of the African Union (AU), to celebrate the anniversary of the foundation of OAU on 25 May 1963. It is celebrated annually in various countries on the African continent as well as around the world.
According to the Director Defense Public Information, Brig. Gen Felix Kulayigye, MoDVA joins this celebration to recognize the Pan-African Heroes like Kwame Nkrumah, Mwalimu Nyerere, and the gallant Officers and Men of the UPDF who have sacrificed for Peace and Stability across the African Continent.
“This year, therefore, once again we have partnered with the Pan African Movements to mark and celebrate the day in line with our ideology of Patriotism and Pan Africanism as is always emphasized by our CIC, President Y.K Museveni under the theme: “Guaranteeing safe environment for a digital Pan African Education System: Creating a center of Gravity for the United African States (UAS)” Kulayigye noted in a statement.
The purpose of the day was to annually mark the liberation movement’s progress and to symbolize the determination of the people of Africa to free themselves from foreign domination and exploitation.
Under the theme “Guaranteeing a safe environment for a digital Pan African Education System: creating a Centre of Gravity for the United African States (USA),” Uganda is gearing up to host the African Liberation Day Celebrations on 25 May 2024 at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds.
The event at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds will feature a range of activities, including speeches by key government officials and African Union representatives, cultural performances, exhibitions on digital education technologies, and a parade by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF).
“Thus, this is your Day to our comrades on Pan-African duties in Somalia, DRC, and elsewhere. Long live Africa. Alluta Continua” the statement adds.
