Ngurare calls for unity, action and dignity on Africa Day

Prime minister Elijah Ngurare marked Africa Day on Sunday by urging unity, action and dignity to advance freedom, development and a better future for all Africans.

In a statement observing the day, Ngurare pays tribute to those who have fought for Africa’s independence, emphasising that modern political freedom was built on “supreme sacrifices” and “blood that waters our freedom”.

“We bow to the past and we rise to the future,” the prime minister says, calling for Africa’s present generation to be the foundation on which a “fortress of hope and resilience” is built.

He highlights the importance of restoring and protecting the dignity of Africans, saying every African has the right to a decent livelihood and access to social amenities.

“The paradise of Africans must be here on earth and here in Africa,” he says.

“This Africa Day and many more to come should catapult us into action of implementation,” Ngurare says.

He encourages citizens to make “every word matter, and every rhyme count”

It is the duty of African individuals and as governments, he says.

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