The starting point of "The Founding Fathers of the African Union" within the events of the eighth day of Nasser Fellowship for Leadership
Translation By: Saif Mohamed
Today, the African Association hosted the African youth participating in the "Nasser Fellowship for African Leadership", at the association's headquarters in Cairo, during the activities of the "Nasser Fellowship for African Leadership " launched by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (African Youth Bureau and the Central Administration of Parliament and Civic Education) under the patronage of Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, during the period from 8 to 22 June, in cooperation with the African Youth Union.
A meeting was held at the headquarters of the Association for African Youth entitled "Egypt... the starting point of the Founding Fathers of the African Union", in the presence of Ambassador Mohamed Nasr al-Din, President of the African Association, and Dr. Amna Fazza, founder of the African Women's Club, as part of the activities of the seventh day of the "Nasser Fellowship for African Leadership".
During the meeting, Ambassador Mohamed Nasr al-Din elucidated the history of the association's building, where its activity began in late 1956 until now, indicating that it was the residence of university professor and diplomat Mohamed Abd al-Aziz Ishaq, who was seconded to the University of Khartoum in Sudan and was passionate about love for Africa, then he launched a cultural salon at the association's headquarters now to address topics related to Africa and its peoples and convey his experience during his trip in Sudan.
Nasr al-Din stressed the role of the former leader Gamal Abdel Nasser in the African liberation movements from colonialism, launched by the African Assembly at the time, indicating that he provided all the support, whether political, material, or moral, which was necessary for the students who became leaders of liberation in their countries until the independence of African countries in the sixties, which made the Assembly accomplish its first mission, for which it was established.
Nasr al-Din shed the light on the tasks of the African Association, which is to combat racial discrimination in southern Africa, in addition to caring for Africans in Egypt and providing them with full support, scholarships, and training courses for African countries sons.
For her part, Dr. Amna Fazza praised the role of the Ministry of Youth and Sports in reuniting African youth and supporting them through the implementation of such a scholarship to exchange cultures and experiences and achieve rapprochement between the youth of the African continent.
Dr. Amna also stressed that the African Association is one of the efforts of the former President Gamal Abdel Nasser with the aim of reuniting the African continent, from which liberation movements were launched, carrying equipment and weapons, in addition to that, it was a cultural salon that brings together the people of African countries, pointing to its role in the liberation of Africa from colonialism.
Dr. Amna elucidated the tasks and sectors of the association, which are represented in the diplomatic sector, which serves African communities sons and student affairs, the cultural sector, which is based on communication and dialogue between the countries of the African continent in the fields of literature, culture, art, cinema and theater, and the information technology sector, which organizes courses and workshops to teach Africans computer mechanisms and provides certificates accredited by the Smart Village, in addition to the training, human development, and self-development sector, which offers free courses and workshops for Africans in the field of preparing leaders, radio, Media, journalism, mental health, and the environment sector, which aims to raise awareness of the African environment, and the African Women's Club sector, which opposes the challenges and problems faced by African women.
Abdullah Bashir, Vice President of the General Union of African Students, elucidated that the Union is one of the entities of the African Association under the umbrella of the African Union and is based on the principles of unity, brotherhood, and solidarity, pointing out that it provides scientific, material and moral assistance to all students of African countries in the Arab Republic of Egypt, as well as preserving the African identity.
