Details Written by Yuset Puig Pupo Published: May 25, 2022 Views: 92
Las Tunas.- Today, May 25, Africa Day is celebrated, highlighting the cultural diversity of this continent plagued by deficiencies, with great contrasts between needs, purchasing power and demands, but also with enormous riches that their Making individualities into a colorful amalgam.
Africa is a continent of 55 countries, more than a billion inhabitants and an area of 30 million square kilometers, full of multiculturalism and heterogeneity, on 25 (OAU).
What is the origin of Africa Day?
The origin of this celebration dates back to May 25, 1963, when 32 leaders of African states met in Addis Ababa to found the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU).
Wars in Africa
The original mission of the OAU was to promote the freedom of the African continent, which was still under colonial rule in the 1960s, to defend the sovereignty and human rights and dignity of Africans.
This organization became the seed of the current African Union (AU), which was renamed in 2001.
Why is it celebrated?
Although colonialism is no longer a common enemy, the current African Union uses Africa Day to highlight specific issues.
The celebration is an important opportunity to reflect on the advances and changes taking place on the African continent, as well as the issues that are impeding the region’s development, such as war, inequality, hunger and corruption, among others.
Likewise, this day has become a national holiday in many African countries, commemorating the unification of the African peoples, their liberation and “Africanity”.
On the other hand, during these celebrations, various NGOs have warned of the difficult situation that millions of people in this continent are experiencing in the face of the devastating food crisis caused by one of the worst droughts in recent decades, in addition to the conflicts that have ravaged the region.