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Africa, since time immemorial, has been the birthplace of global civilisation and there has been a critical need to document that history in line with what legendary Marcus Garvey’s statement where he said “A people without the knowledge of their history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots”.
This clarion call was ably responded to by President Mnangagwa when he championed various Pan African projects which seek to recognise, document African history and celebrate people from motherland Africa.
The Second Republic has provided oversight on the publication of the revolutionary Africa Factbook and the establishment of the Museum of African Liberation.
Article 5 of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 speaks of an “Africa with a Strong Cultural Identity, Common Heritage, Values and Ethics”.
Agenda 2063 will be achieved through a set of flagship projects like the Museum of African Liberation, the Great African Museum and the Encyclopaedia Africana among others.
Through the marquee Museum of African liberation project located at the Liberation City, INSTAK in collaboration with the Second Republic, under the leadership of President Mnangagwa, is doing its part to advance the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance through documenting Africa’s contribution to world civilisation.
The Museum of African Liberation, as a direct result of President Mnangagwa’s leadership, is the centrepiece of a legacy project which brings the entire African continent together.
Under the wise and intergenerational foresight of the President Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe’s bold statement in fostering Pan-Africanism has come out evidently clear through the various projects and initiatives implemented by the second republic.
President Mnangagwa has unquestionably emboldened the cry by Africa to tell the African story from an African perspective. Over the years the story of Africa and its people has been told by non-Africans who have evidently demonstrated an agenda to mute the African voice and to distort the truth about Africa.
Under the Second Republic, President Mnangagwa facilitated the compilation of and launched the Africa Factbook whose main objective is to give all African nations a voice to speak about themselves and demystify various myths about their respective countries.
In the Africa Factbook all African countries had an opportunity to tell the world bare facts about their respective countries.
Further to that, President Mnangagwa took it upon himself to present Africa with an opportunity to document and present the story of how Africa liberated herself from the jaws of colonialism and imperialism through the establishment of the Museum of African liberation located at the Liberation City, Harare.
On 3 December 2020 President Mnangagwa presided over the momentous Ground Breaking Ceremony at the Museum of African Liberation site, which is a spacious 101 hectares of Harare’s prime land.
This gesture served to highlight the importance President Mnangagwa placed on collecting and preserving the history and heritage of African people. There can be no greater and louder statement calling on Africa to rise and tell her story of liberation than this.
Through the establishment of the Museum of African Liberation, the Second Republic has presented the people of Africa with a glorious opportunity to tell one and all about the long and treacherous road to freedom endured by African nations.
In the process, the President of Zimbabwe has gone on an international offensive to invite all Pan-African nations and friendly non-African nations to support, participate and curate their liberation stories at the Museum of African Liberation.
In no time, we witnessed President Mnangagwa hosting Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi in Zimbabwe to a ground Breaking Ceremony for the establishment of the Samora Machel Monument at the Liberation City, where the imposing Museum of African Liberation is located.
This dovetails with President Mnangagwa’s drive to involve all African nations in the establishment of the continental museum and curation of African liberation stories at the Museum of African Liberation.
As the Museum of African Liberation we therefore register our acknowledgement, appreciation and applause of the President of Zimbabwe for his demonstrable works for and on behalf of African continent through the establishment of the Museum of African Liberation.
Online Reporter