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Tina Musonza-Herald Correspondent
The African Liberation Museum has given at least an acre of land to each African country to build their remarkable historical monuments.
This was revealed by INSTAK chief executive Ambassador Kwame Muzawazi while briefing Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade delegates on the African Liberation Museum yesterday in Harare.
Ambassador Muzawazi said the project was at 15 percent, but still making milestones and there was a need for other countries to render support.
He said the African Liberation Museum project plan would put former colonies at the spotlight to give them a platform to restore and embrace their cultural values and norms as envisaged by the quest for African unity.
“We are doing an outreach to three groups of countries, the first group is that of countries that took up arms to gain independence, the second group is that did not take up arms for independence but were very critical like Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia.
“The third group of countries are non-African countries that are China, Russia and Cuba. All these countries are slowly coming in with various contributions facilitating the project,” said Ambassador Muzawazi.
He said the project was moving smoothly and other foreign countries were submitting their contributions which were showing commitment to restore their identities, values and norms.
“Every country that is participating in the project gets one acre to put a monument to mark a certain part of their history and It is already happening.”
He said the African Liberation Museum was a symbol to unify all African countries as well as embracing their heritage anchored on their cultural values and norms.
Ambassador Muzawazi said it was important for other African countries to facilitate the project and finish in time.
“Timeline, when all things are equally available, we hope to finish in the next 36 months. Already some facilities are functioning, The Heritage village is almost completed.
“The service station and the mall. Some things are completed already but it is completion within a bigger project. It is an ongoing process, we are not focusing on completing the whole liberation city one day, we are focusing on smaller milestones being achieved every day,” he said.
He said according to the project, there will be commercial projects that will cater for the survival of the museum: service station, KFC drive through, third OK Mart in Harare, Shopping mall and five-star hotel.
He said the project was aimed at creating fellowship.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade permanent secretary Ambassador James Manzou commended the project which had remarkable milestones achieved.
“Congratulations for the achievements we have seen, we will continue coming because every day, there is a chance of development and progress. We have seen the great work you are doing here and we are there to support the project until it is launched.
“ In terms of this African Liberation Museum, there will be more visits. I see we are making tremendous milestones, “he said
He commended the project players for partnering with the Government and updating them on the milestones of the project.
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