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Africa Day will take place on 25 May 2026 from 14:30 to 16:30 GMT+1 at the Mfoa Plenary Hall, Kintélé International Conference Centre in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.
The African Development Bank Group and the government of Brazzaville, in partnership with the African Union Commission, will host an Africa Day celebration to mark the official kickoff of the Bank Group’s 2026 Annual Meetings. Africa Day brings together participants of the Annual Meetings and Bank staff to showcase Africa’s cultural richness, contemporary creativity, and enduring sense of identity. The celebration of Africa will take place under the theme “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve Agenda 2063” in alignment with the African Union’s theme for 2026. The event will be attended by Heads of State and Government, Bank Governors, Executive Directors, Management and Staff, Diplomatic Corps in Congo, Development partners, the private sector, civil society youth in Congo, the media and interested participants from around the world in the Republic of Congo will also attend.
Draft Agenda of the 2025 AFRICA DAY Commemoration on Saturday, 24 MAY 2025 at the African Union Headquarters. 09:45 – 10:00 Arrival and Anthems • Arrival of dignitaries • National Anthem of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia and AU Anthem o Director of Protocol 10:00 – 11:15 Official Opening Ceremony • Welcome remarks o Master of Ceremonies • Special Tribute: “The Journey to the African Union Theme of the Year” video montage • Statement by African Union Staff Association o Mr. Nouhou Thiam • Statement by the Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent o H.E Ambassador Martin Kimani, • Statement by UNESCO o Dr. Rita Bissoonauth, Head of the UNESCO Liaison Office to the AUC and ECA and Rep. to Ethiopia (TBC) • Statement by the Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps in Ethiopia o H.E Youssouf Mondoha Assoumani, Ambassador of the Union of Comoros to Ethiopia & Permanent Representative to the AU. • State...
Morning sessions. Master of Ceremonies: Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Development and Integrated Planning Section, Macroeconomics, Finance, Governance and Planning Division, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Oyebanke Abejirin. Session D: Thematic solution session on skills development, education and work preparedness in Africa Moderator: Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Arai Consultancy, Raysso Ismail. Panellists: · Head of Youth Employment and Skills, African Centre for Economic Transformation, Mona Iddrisu · Adviser, Ministry of Women and Social Affairs of Ethiopia, Debebe Barud · Chief Executive Officer of iCUBEFARM, Yolanda Asumu · Technical and vocational education and training beneficiary, Carolyn Kuubetersuur · Senior Education Economist, African Development Bank, Aggrey Ndombi Doroba (online) · Representative, Ministry of Urban and Infrastructure of Ethiopia, Yared Teshome Master of Ceremonies: Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Development and Integ...
For centuries, the historical narrative of Africa has been shaped largely by external and skewed perspectives. The GHA initiative addresses this imbalance by reconstructing the continent’s rich and diverse past through African voices, its research, and knowledge systems. Launched in 1964 as African nations gained independence, the General History of Africa (GHA) is an ambitious UNESCO initiative seeking to tell the history of the continent from an African perspective . Summary Why mainstream the General History of Africa into education systems worldwide? What is UNESCO doing to support the mainstreaming of the GHA into education? What can be found in the resource pack? Over the years, UNESCO gathered more than 550 African and international experts to write a pioneering corpus of research culminating with the publication of eleven volumes . The General History of Africa is also an important global educational resource . Through a set of practical tools based on the GHA vision and cont...
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