Africa Day 2023: Accelerating Global Growth and Prosperity
Africa Day is celebrated every year on 25th May. It is an opportunity to celebrate African diversity and success and to highlight the cultural and economic potential that exists on the African continent. This Day commemorates the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (now known as the African Union) on this day. Formally known as African freedom day and then African Liberation Day, its origin lies in the collective African resistance to colonialism and economic exploitation. The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity formed in 1963. The main objectives of the OAU were to rid the continent of the remaining vestiges of colonisation and apartheid; to promote unity and solidarity amongst African States; to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development; to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial int