President Cyril Ramaphosa said this ahead of South Africa joining the rest of the continent in marking Africa Day, to be commemorated on Tuesday. “As we observe Africa Day tomorrow (Tuesday, 25th May), these tragic stories remind us of the huge task we have to build a better life for all the people of Africa,” Ramaphosa said. He was clinging to a makeshift buoy made of plastic bottles and desperately trying to make it to the shore. Ramaphosa urged all 54 African governments, as the continent observed Africa Day, to deepen efforts to achieve a sustainable and lasting social and economic recovery for the citizens of Africa. It was disbanded in 2002 by its last chairman, then-South African President Thabo Mbeki, and replaced by the African Union (AU).

Source: The North Africa Journal May 24, 2021 11:26 UTC