There was no celebrations to mark Africa Day in Kenya, but the country’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is urging the continent to work together to fight extremism. <\/p>\n
Africa has 54 countries, but only six; Ghana, Mali, Namibia, Zambia, Lesotho and Zimbabwe observe the day with a public holiday. Celebrations in these countries began early.<\/p>\n
Africa Day is celebrated annually within the African continent to mark the formation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on 25 May 1963 and the African Union in 2002.<\/p>\n
Nobel peace prize winner and Egyptian scholar Mohamed ElBaradei said on Africa Day it is generally good to celebrate, but not in Africa right now.<\/p>\n
ElBaradei told journalists in Pretoria today that there were still too many problems in Africa, and even the world, and reflection was needed instead. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt is good to celebrate, but it is also good to say we have a lot of problems on our hands. I don\u2019t think it will suffice to celebrate now. I think it is time for reflection and to say we have a lot of problems on our hands. We owe our people a lot in terms of governance, and governance continues to be a major issue in Africa,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
He said countries had to ask themselves if military intervention was the only way or whether there was another way to address the issues. <\/p>\n
Elbaradei used to head the International Nuclear Atomic Agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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