What Is So Memorable About Africa Day?
A friend asked jokingly, "what is so memorable about Africa Day?" I am aware it is a day observed on the 25th of May. On that day Africans pay their regards to the goals of uniting and use of a collective voice to rally around taking good care of themselves, the continent as well as celebrate the general nurturing nature or motherhood of Africa. It is a day to set aside time and consciousness to ponder about the beauty of Africa through spiritual, cultural, political and social means. On this day, Africans celebrate the African Freedom Day, a day to "...mark each year the onward progress of the liberation movement, and to symbolize the determination of the people of Africa to free themselves from foreign domination and exploitation,” according to the AU reports. It is on this day that all Africans appreciate the physical nature of Africa in form of land, waterbodies, valleys, mountains, hills, biodiversity, resources and the people. Africa Da...