28 April 2025

Afrika Freedom Month Test: Name two Afrikan countries that celebrated Freedom or Independence Day yesterday with South Africa? 

1.    USA- DR CONGO-RWANDA

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has overseen the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that would ease U.S. access to critical minerals in resource-rich eastern Congo, bringing U.S. influence to bear in a minerals trade that has helped fuel conflict that has killed millions for three decades.

3.Gabon- Libreville

Gabon’s Constitutional Court confirmed Friday Transitional President Brice Oligui Nguema as the winner of the presidential election held earlier this month.

4.    Namibia- Windhoek

Namibia will offer free university education starting in 2026

New Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced that her government will introduce free higher education at state universities and technical colleges starting next year.

5.    In our historical archives, it was on this day 28 April 1978 when the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) was formed at an inaugural conference in Roodepoort, near Johannesburg.