Africa: Interview - Africa Has Much to Celebrate On Africa Day

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But for the Continent to Prosper, It Needs Ethical Leaders and Independent Institutions

Each year on May 25 Africans around the globe celebrate Africa Day. The day commemorates the founding of the first union of African countries in 1963. Birgit Schwarz talks to Human Rights Watch's Africa advocacy director, Carine Kaneza Nantulya, about what Africa Day means to her, how far the continent has come since the founding of the union, and what it will take to make this year's theme of "creating conducive conditions for Africa's development" a reality in midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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