President Hage Geingob has welcomed Zimbabwe’s invitation to house Namibia’s liberation struggle history at the envisioned Liberation City aimed at housing the museum of African Liberation in Warren Park, Harare.

The Liberation City under construction on a 100-hectare piece of land is aimed at housing African countries’ documented liberation struggle history under one roof in an effort to preserve African colonial struggle history and the attainment of independence for future generations, as well as for educational purposes.

Speaking during a courtesy visit by Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s convoy led by Ambassador Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, Geingob said it is important for the glorious African history to be documented, as it is vital for future generations to know the history of where they come from.

“We must tell our children what was going on. There are people who want to make us forget about our history. They say we live in the past but we must be proud of telling our heroic history. I welcome the message,” he noted.

In response, Mumbengegwi said President Mnangagwa recognises the importance and critical role that Namibia has played historically during the liberation struggle and after independence, saying Namibia went through the resistance of colonial oppression by Germany and apartheid South Africa therefore documentation of African history at Liberation City cannot be complete without Namibia’s participation.

He indicated that Mnangagwa allocated Namibia amongst other African countries a one-hectare piece of land to construct a monument that will celebrate its independence from colonial oppressions.

“The aim is to document the liberation struggle history of Africa, particularly southern Africa in a deliberate and systematic process starting from the days of the colonial occupation, resistance, armed struggle and leading to the independence to an extent where it is not currently fully appreciated by our generation except those who participated… Many of our people take this for granted,” he noted.

He noted that currently the project under construction is at 11 per cent and is envisioned to be completed in 2025, indicating that the City will consist of a world-class shopping mall, animal park, museum and a heritage village, noting that the idea is to spend a day navigating through African liberation history.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency