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For Once, I’ll Ditch the Politics and Celebrate With Music on Africa Day
We haven’t reached Uhuru, but we’ve come a long way
2 min readMay 25, 2022
Almost 70% of the population on the African continent is under 30.
They are the custodians of a future where Africa will reach the freedom from poverty, strife, hunger, and oppression as a daily experience instead of a one-day event.
“Africa needs a new type of citizen, a dedicated, modest, honest and informed man. A man who submerges self in service to the nation and mankind. A man who abhors greed and detests vanity. A new type of man whose humility is his strength and whose integrity is his greatness.” ― Kwame Nkrumah, Africa Must Unite (1963)
Let’s ditch the politics and celebrate with music on Africa Day, 25 May!
We’ll begin with Not Yet Uhuru sung by Letta Mbulu
Music from Mali:
