President Muhammadu Buhari has called for peace on the continent as a requirement for sustainable development.
In his message to African leaders to mark the ”Africa Day 2020,” President Buhari said Africa has given the world a new hope by choosing the theme ”Silencing the Guns in the context of the COVID-19” for this year’s Africa Day.
He emphasized the need for African leaders to make effort in attaining the success of silencing the guns on the continent, stressing that Africans need to be sensitized on how peace and development are dependent on each other
He also urged regional economic groups, civil society organisations and the private sector in Africa to take full ownership of the theme of this year’s celebration to strengthen collaborative efforts among member-countries of the African Union.
Africa Day is observed annually on 25 May, to commemorate the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the precursor of the African Union, which was created on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
