DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA has called on African countries to continue supporting efforts to preserve and safeguard the history of the continent’s liberation struggles through the African Liberation Heritage Centre in Dar es Salaam.
The appeal was made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Ambassador Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, during a recent visit to the African Liberation Heritage Centre.
Amb Kombo toured the facility alongside Mozambique’s Minister for Veterans Affairs, Nyeleti Brooke Mondlane, daughter of the late Eduardo Mondlane, the country’s independence hero and founding leader of the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO).
Speaking during the visit, Ambassador Kombo said the responsibility of preserving and promoting the Centre, which safeguards a significant chapter of Africa’s liberation history, rests not only with Tanzania but with the entire continent, particularly Southern African countries, many of which gained independence relatively late.
“We welcome young people and scholars from Tanzania and across Africa to visit this Centre to learn more about the continent’s liberation struggles and to undertake research on the lives and contributions of the founders of many African nations,” he said.
For her part, Ms Mondlane expressed her gratitude to visit the Centre, which preserves important records relating to her father’s life and contribution to Mozambique’s liberation struggle.
She thanked the government of Tanzania for its continued commitment to preserving and safeguarding these historical records through the Centre.
Another of Eduardo Mondlane’s children, Eduardo Mondlane Junior, who accompanied his sister during the visit, said today’s leaders and elders have a responsibility to educate young Africans about the principles of Pan-Africanism established by the continent’s founding leaders.
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He said these principles emphasise love, respect for human dignity, peace, stability, unity and solidarity among African people.
Nyeleti Mondlane was among the officials who accompanied Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo during his official visit to Tanzania from 2 to 4 July 2026.
During the three-day visit, President Chapo attended the opening of the 50th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (Saba Saba) and paid a courtesy visit to Mama Maria Nyerere at her residence.
President Chapo’s third visit to Tanzania since assuming office in 2024 is expected to further deepen the long-standing friendship and strategic partnership between the two countries, while unlocking new opportunities for trade, investment and sustainable development for the benefit of their peoples