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This year’s Africa Day Longford is taking place on Saturday, May 25 at Longford Athletics Centre, Longford Town.
The Minister for International Development and Diaspora, Seán Fleming T.D., recently launched the nationwide programme of events for Africa Day 2024.
As part of Africa Day Longford and the ‘Fit for Africa’ event, the following activities are planned:
Africa Day is the annual worldwide celebration of the people, cultures, and potential of the African continent. This year, all 31 Local Authorities across Ireland will host various cultural, artistic, and family-friendly events. These will include contemporary African-Irish culture, as well as family fun days, fashion, art, film, music, dance, and food events, which will take place in towns and cities across Ireland.
Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Seán Fleming T.D., said, “I am delighted to launch the programme for Africa Day 2024. Ireland has growing trade, political and cultural links across the continent of Africa. Africa Day is an opportunity to promote those links and learn more about the diversity and vibrancy of African cultures.”
“The Department of Foreign Affairs is working with local authorities around Ireland on a nationwide programme of events,” the Minister added.
Minister Fleming was joined at the launch by representatives of the African diaspora community in Ireland, including dancer Lapree Lala, designer Virtue Shine, footballer Roberto Lopes, and Michael Chanda from the Discovery Gospel Choir at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) on the grounds of RHK.
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