Africa: Parliament Joins the Nation in Commemorating Africa Day

25 May 2021
Parliament of South Africa (Cape Town)
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The Presiding Officers of Parliament, led by the Speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Ms Thandi Modise and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Mr Amos Masondo, join South Africans and the world in commemorating Africa Day.

Africa Day is intended to celebrate the formation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on May 25 1963. The OAU's main objectives were amongst others to rid the continent of the remaining vestiges of colonisation and apartheid, to promote unity and solidarity amongst the African States and to promote international cooperation. In 2002 the African Union (AU) was launched following a decision by the OAU to create a new continental organisation as there was a need to refocus attention from the fight for decolonisation and ridding the continent of apartheid towards increased cooperation and integration of African states to drive Africa's growth and economic development.

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