Programs in commemoration of Africa Day 2013 were organized by UPF in commemoration of 50 years since the formation of the Organization of African Unity/African Union. The African Union celebrations, which are themed “2013, Year of Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance,” began in Addis Ababa on May 25, to be followed by a year of celebrations across the globe. Read reports from Australia, Russia, UK, and US.
To read the message of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity, click here.