FOREIGN DELEGATES TOUR THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN LIBERATION
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By Sallomy Matare
Youth members from other African countries’ revolutionary parties over the weekend toured the African Museum of Liberation accompanied by the newly elected ZANU-PF Youth League’s Secretary for External Affairs, Valeria Makonza.
The delegates from Rwanda, South Africa and Mozambique only to mention a few had jetted into the country to attend the 7th National Youth Conference.
The delegates took the opportunity to water the trees that were planted by their heads of states during the ground breaking ceremony a year ago.
Makonza said this was a chance for the young leaders to appreciate the rich history that they share.
“We are here with our foreign delegates to appreciate our shared liberation history that is housed here, I want to thank our President Dr E.D Mnangagwa for granting us this opportunity to explore and your at the museum of liberation struggle.”
Ecstatic representative from Rwanda Patriotic Front, Judith Rwibutso said she was amazed by the idea of the museum.
“I enjoyed every part of the tour around the museum, we saw artefacts and everything housed here, it is amazing how you built this I definitely plan to come back here and even encourage fellow countrymen to visit also.”
The multi-million-dollar Museum of African Liberation housed at the Liberation City in Warren Park, Harare, is still under construction with the contractors working around the clock.”
So far:
The road constructed with pavers encircling the mountain where the museum is being constructed has been completed from the main gate.
Contractors have also built their temporary structures at an area that was once occupied by sculptors, including Ngoda Investments, who have since been relocated adjacent to the Liberation City.
Institute of African Knowledge chief executive Ambassador Kwame Muzawazi told The Herald recently that they where right on schedule.
“We are on course. The museum will be ready next year in terms of the structure and content. The mall will be taking shape during the course of the year. A museum is a story, we are creating the story on the sidelines.”
The Liberation City will also house a modern shopping mall with reputable firms outlets.
It will also accommodate a host of facilities including a five-star hotel, amusement park, recreational park, animal park and presidential upmarket villas.
Speaking during the tour, representative from Namibia’s SWAPO, Asker Shuudeni said he wished that each country had such a museum.
“This day is an enriching day it is exciting to be part of the delegates who came here to tour the museum that depicts the liberation struggle of Africa and not only Zimbabwe.
“When we go back to Namibia we will share the idea of this museum with our leaders, I wish every country had a place like this that show case our rich history, this is something that should be there for future generations for them to see what our leaders went through for the unity and prosperity that we have now as Africans.”
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