President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has nodded to an idea of establishing a Museum of African Liberation, stressing that this will serve as a reminder to the future generations about the struggles of the African continent.
Chakwera made the sentiments when he hosted Ambassador Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, Zimbabwe Presidential Special Envoy at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe.
He said the museum will help the latter-day and future generations to appreciate what African countries went through in their quest for freedom.
At the meeting, the Zimbabwean envoy disclosed that his government has dedicated 100 hectares of land in the capital Harare for the construction of a Museum of African Liberation – an information hub on how the African continent liberated itself at the hands of colonialists.
He said the Zimbabwe Government has allocated a 52 square meters of space to Malawi to work with other countries to share liberation stories.
And in his remarks, the Malawi leader told the convoy that Malawi supports the idea because it will give a chance to Malawi to share untold stories about her liberation struggle.
He said the museum is also an opportunity to historians to disseminate to the world the real African story.
President Chakwera explained that liberation fight aside, the two countries should also work together to ensure that the freedom fight translates into economic freedom.
Speaking earlier, Mumbengegwi said his country is interested to work with Malawi in the initiative because of the paramount role the country played during the struggle for liberation of the African continent.
Mumbengegwi said it is Harare’s desire to have the story of Africa liberation to be told by Africans themselves.
“We came to familiarize you and also to invite you to participate in this project because the story of our liberation can never be complete without Malawi’s involvement,” emphasized Mumbengegwi.
“Our desire is to have the story of Africa liberation to be told by Africans themselves. Our history has been told by others and its time to have it said by Africans in our own way.”
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