Zim lauds Mozambique over African Museum support

Harare (New Ziana) – President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday lauded Mozambique for its support in building the Museum of African Liberation, that seeks to preserve and tell the authentic African history in all formats for continental posterity.
He was speaking at the Museum of Africa Liberation site during the hand-over of a donated piece of land to Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi for his country erect whatever it wished in commemoration of the country’s founding leader, Samora Machel.
Machel, who died in a plane crash three decades ago, played a prominent role in the liberation of Zimbabwe, and other regional countries.
President Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe and Mozambique were now enjoying the fruits of Machel’s tireless efforts in the liberation of southern Africa, in particular, and Africa, in general.
“The Republic of Mozambique has taken the lead by pioneering tangible support in the establishment of this Pan African institution, we look forward to other African counties taking their space made available here,” he said.
“We look forward to the putting up of the Samora Machel monument which will befittingly overlook one of Harare’s busiest and strategic roads, Samora Machel road,” said President Mnangagwa.
He applauded Nyusi, who is the first Head of State to visit the museum site, for his swift response to render support for the construction of the Museum of African Liberation.
“When we decided to invite African countries to participate, I chose Mozambique as the first. I am told that when my special envoys arrived in Mozambique and gave my letter to President Nyusi, they were told to sit aside and within two hours he had written a reply to say Mozambique supports the project,” he said.
President Nyusi said the museum was the pride of the whole of Africa, and applauded Zimbabwe for hosting such an important facility.
On bilateral relations, he said the two countries enjoyed close relations, and urged that these be further expanded and deepened for mutual benefit.
The Mozambican leader is on a three day State visit to Zimbabwe during which he held talks with his host on a number of bilateral issues.
Mozambique is a major supplier of power to Zimbabwe, and has also of late become one of the latter’s main export markets in the region.
New Ziana