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Views: Visits 8 The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) commemorated Africa Day by hosting a lecture on the theme Pioneering Africa’s Inclusive Economic Recovery and Free Trade: Levers to building the Africa we want. Africa Day is marked on 25 May each year across the African continent to celebrate the establishment the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), predecessor to the African Union (AU). On 25 May 1963, the OAU was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with 32 countries. More countries joined over time, with South Africa becoming the 53rd member in May 1994, after the end of apartheid. In 2002 in Durban, the organisation was remodelled and renamed the AU. Africa Day is also an opportunity to reflect on the continent’s socio-economic development and its efforts to find peace and stability. ....