His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the President of the Republic of Uganda, has said that the unity of African unity should focus on guaranteeing the prosperity and strategic security of Africa. He pointed out that the individual African states have small internal markets, which can not drive them towards higher levels of prosperity. \u201cAfrica\u2019s future lies in unity and not isolation. As a Pan-Africanist, I take the issue of Africa\u2019s unity as a must. It is our only source of survival,\u201d said President Museveni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was contained in his speech delivered today by the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth, during the Africa Day celebrations at Kololo Independence Grounds. This year\u2019s celebrations are under the theme, \u201cEducate an African Fit for the 21st\u00a0Century: Building Resilient Education Systems for Increased Access to Inclusive, Lifelong, Quality, and Relevant Learning in Africa.\u201d President Museveni implored all Pan-Africanists to work towards Africa\u2019s political and economic integration to achieve liberation and freedom.
He observed that young people on the African continent need to start having a serious exchange of ideas concerning the future of Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n