Africa Day to be formally marked in Leicester for the first time
Published on Monday, May 24, 2021
AN IMPORTANT day that unites African communities around the world each year is to be formally celebrated in Leicester for the first time.
Africa Day will be marked tomorrow (Tuesday 25 May) with an online discussion featuring prominent members of the African community.
Kwasi Kwarteng MP, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and HE Mr T Melesse Desta, the Ethiopian Ambassador to the UK, are amongst those taking part.
Also invited by the African Network Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) and the African Business Chamber – who have organised the event – are Keith Vaz, the former MP for Leicester East, Bosun Tijani, who’s the founder and CEO of CCHuB and Eugene Nizeyimana, the CEO of the African Business Chamber.