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Precious Manomano
Herald Reporter
The Mozambican government has committed to supporting the Museum of African Liberation by providing artefacts which are cultural and military in nature.
Zimbabwe and Mozambique recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to confirm support for the establishment of the Museum of African Liberation in Harare.
This is part of the continuous implementation roadmap crafted after President Mnangagwa and President Filipe Nyusi officiated at a ground breaking ceremony at the proposed Samora Machel monument site located at the Liberation City in Warren Park on May 18.
Mozambique has also agreed to support the Museum of African Liberation with material and financial assistance.
It will also be supervising, implementing and fully funding the construction of the Samora Machel monument whose construction is expected to commence soon.
Speaking at a media briefing in Harare yesterday following the signing of the MoU between the Governments of Zimbabwe and Mozambique, Mozambican Minister of Culture and Tourism, Eldevina Materula, promised that the monument would be launched in September next year.
She said it was a wonderful project which promoted, protected and preserved the gains of the revolution and independence.
“This is a huge project. It is about African history and we are very proud to be part of this. We are in front of the creation of a cultural and tourist village.
“This is a project for Africa. This is a project for us . We feel that finally we can tell our story by ourselves. This is my feeling and since I arrived here yesterday, every second, every single step is really raising me and I am feeling proud about having the opportunity to be in Africa and talk about Africa.
“This project recognises those who helped us to fight for our liberation,” she said.
Institute of African Knowledge (INSTAK) chief executive Kwame Muzawazi said the implementation mechanism was going flawlessly adding that the project was at the heart and centre of the New Dispensation in the promotion, protection and preservation of the gains of our revolution and independence.
“Mozambique and Zimbabwe signed the MoU here in Harare last year in collaboration with the Museum of African Liberation. We chip in to implement this project.
“The Government of Mozambique has asked the honourable minister to come and present herself to the project to get the ball rolling in terms of implementation,” he said.
The museum, which is a continental project, is meant to document, preserve and promote Africa’s liberation legacy and is being spearheaded by Instak. The museum will be based in Zimbabwe, but will house material from all African countries which waged armed struggles to liberate themselves, without excluding those countries that may not have taken up arms, but were all the same, instrumental in the liberation period.
The museum seeks to serve as a reference for researchers from the continent and the world and various historical documents are expected to be availed in order to support a holistic and diversified presentation of historical contributions to the struggle for African liberation.
Each of the countries are expected to provide the historical material, the organisations, the weapons, the battles, losses and victories which were experienced during the struggle.
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