Izwekazi lase-Afrika beligubhe iminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha yathola uzibuse ngaphansi kwe-African Union, okulindelwe lukhulu ekuthuthukisweni komnotho okugqamile kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha.
NgoLwesine kuleli sonto izwekazi ligubhe iminyaka engama-60 yeNhlangano Yobumbano Lwamazwe ase-Afrika (OAU) kanye nomlandeli wayo, uMnuz. I-African Union.
Umgubho weminyaka engama-60 ye-AU ubunjwe ngaphansi kwendikimba ethi “I-Afrika Yethu, Ikusasa Lethu”.
I-OAU yasungulwa mhla zingama-25 kuNhlaba, 1963 lapho amakhanda angama-32 avela emazweni azimele ase-Afrika ehlangana e-Addis Ababa, e-Ethiopia, kanye nabaholi bezinhlangano ezilwela inkululeko yase-Afrika futhi bakha umhlahlandlela wezepolitiki nezomnotho owavula indlela yenkululeko ephelele yase-Afrika kanye nentuthuko yezombangazwe nezomnotho.
Izinhloko zamazwe azimele ase-Afrika zakha i-OAU enombono we-pan-Africanism kanye ne-United Africa eyayizokhululeka ukulawula isiphetho nezinsiza zayo.
Ngo-1999, IsiGungu Sezinhloko Zemibuso Nohulumeni we-OAU sabamba iseshini engajwayelekile ukusheshisa inqubo yokuhlanganiswa kwezomnotho nezepolitiki e-Afrika.
Ngomhla ziyisi-9 kuMandulo, 1999, iziNhloko zemibuso kanye noHulumeni be-OAU bakhipha “Isimemezelo sase-Sirte” esinxusa ukusungulwa kweNhlangano Yamazwe ase-Afrika.
Ngo-2002 ngesikhathi kuneNgqungquthela yaseThekwini, kwethulwa ngokusemthethweni iNhlangano Yobumbano Lwamazwe ase-Afrika (i-AU) njengozongena esikhundleni seNhlangano Yobumbano Lwamazwe ase-Afrika.
Umgubho weminyaka engama-60 uyithuba lokubona indima negalelo labasunguli benhlangano yezwekazi namanye ama-Afrika amaningi ezwenikazi kanye nakwamanye amazwe, abasebenza kanzima ukugqugquzela intuthuko yezepolitiki nezomnotho e-Afrika.
Ngombono we-“Africa We Want” ngaphansi kwe-Ajenda 2063 yezwekazi, amazwe ase-Afrika njengamanje akhuthazana ukukhombisa umoya wePan-Africanism ngekusasa lezwekazi.
Inothe ngezokuvakasha kanye nezinsiza zemvelo zokuthuthukisa izivakashi, i-Afrika imi njengendawo yesikhathi esizayo yabavakashi bomhlaba kanye nabavakashi bezokungcebeleka.
Ngomyalezo wakhe wokugubha uSuku lwe-Afrika ngo-2023, u Inhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yezokuvakasha (UNWTO) UNobhala Jikelele uMnuz Zurab Pololikashvili uthe i-Afrika iyizwekazi elikhulu futhi elihlukahlukene, elinamadolobha anempilo namasiko anothile.
“I-Afrika iyikhaya labantu abancane kunabo bonke emhlabeni, kanjalo nezwe elikhula ngokushesha i-Afrika yesigaba esiphakathi nayo iyisizinda sezamabhizinisi kanye nokusungula izinto ezintsha futhi iziqhayisa ngezinye zezindawo ezijabulisa kakhulu ezokuvakasha emhlabeni”, kusho UNWTO Unobhala Jikelele.
“Ezigidini eziningi zabantu ezwenikazi lonke, ezokuvakasha ziyindlela yokuphila yangempela. Kodwa amandla omkhakha asazofezeka ngempela. Uma zilawulwa ngendlela efanele, ezokuvakasha zingasheshisa ukusimama nokukhula komnotho womphakathi. Kungakhuthaza ukudalwa kwengcebo kanye nentuthuko ebandakanya bonke abantu,” kusho uPololikashvili.
Ukususwa kwezithiyo zentela kanye nokuqaliswa kweNdawo Yezwekazi Lase-Afrika Yokuhwebelana Ngokukhululekile ngokungangabazeki kuletha amathuba amasha e-Afrika.
Ukugqugquzela ukuhamba ngokukhululeka kwabantu ngabanye ngenxa yebhizinisi, umsebenzi noma izifundo, kuzosiza ukunciphisa ukuhlukana kwezomnotho phakathi kwezifunda, futhi kunikeze amathuba amaningi, ikakhulukazi kwabasengcupheni kakhulu, okuhlanganisa nabesifazane, abakha iningi labasebenzi bezokuvakasha.
Ngaso leso sikhathi, ukusebenzisana kwesifunda kanye nezinqubomgomo zezindiza ezivumelanisiwe ngokuhambisana neMakethe Yezokuthutha Zezindiza Ezodwa zase-Afrika kuzosisiza ukuthi sifeze izinjongo ze-Ajenda 2063 yeNhlangano Yamazwe ase-Afrika kanye ne-Ajenda 2030 ye-UN.
“Siphinde salungisa okwethu UNWTO I-Ajenda ye-Afrika: Ezokuvakasha Zokukhula Okuhlanganisiwe. Ihlose ukweseka ngokuqondile Amazwe Angamalungu ethu esabela ezinseleleni zamanje zezokuvakasha, ikakhulukazi isidingo sabasebenzi abaqeqeshiwe abengeziwe, imisebenzi ehloniphekile kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali kwezokuvakasha okuqondiswe kangcono”, esho.
“Ngaphezu kwakho konke, sizoqhubeka nokugqugquzela ezokuvakasha njengezisusa ezinhle zoshintsho kanye nensika yokukhulisa umnotho wezwekazi. Egameni lawo wonke umuntu ku UNWTO, nginifisela usuku oluhle lwe-Afrika”, kuphetha lo UNWTO UNobhala Jikelele ngomyalezo wakhe.
I-Galilee International Management Institute of Israel ithumele umlayezo yathi i-Africa Day yithuba elihle lokugubha ubudlelwano obuqinile nobuthuthukayo phakathi kwe-Galilee Institute kanye neZwekazi lonke lase-Afrika.
"UMengameli wethu nabaphathi bahamba kaningi ngangokunokwenzeka beya ezwenikazi lakho ukuze baxhumane futhi bakhe amabhuloho amasha", kusho umyalezo.
“Sithemba ukuthi ngolunye usuku sizokwazi ukuhlangana nawe, lapha kwa-Israel. Sizokwenza uzizwe usekhaya, futhi uzojabulela ulwazi olusha, oluyingqayizivele lokuqeqeshwa nohambo lokufunda olukhethekile ezweni lethu elihle. Okwamanje, sikufisela injabulo enkulu ekugubheni nomndeni nabangane kulo mcimbi ojabulisayo,” kusho umyalezo ovela kwa-Israel.
“Usuku lwase-Afrika luwumcimbi omuhle kakhulu wokugubha ubudlelwano obuqinile nobuthuthukayo phakathi kwe-Galilee Institute kanye neZwekazi lase-Afrika lonke. Okwamanje, sikufisela injabulo enkulu ekubungazeni nomndeni nabangane kulo mcimbi ojabulisayo. Izilokotho ezinhle ezivela eGalile International Management Institute”, kuphetha umyalezo ovela kwa-Israel.
