I-FESTAC Afrika iza eTanzania e-Arusha

Owona msitho uchulumancisayo nochulumancisayo womculo nolonwabo e-Afrika, i-FESTAC Africa, uza kubanjelwa e-Arusha International Conference Centre, eTanzania kwezi ntsuku zimbalwa zizayo.

Ngaphantsi kweeveki ezimbini, i-FESTAC Africa iya kuboniswa e-Arusha, isixeko sabakhenkethi esisemantla eTanzania kunye nobugcisa, imfashini, umculo, ukubalisa amabali, imibongo, ifilimu, amabali amafutshane, uhambo, ukhenketho, ububele, ukutya kunye nokudanisa ngokudlala amazwe ahlukeneyo eAfrika nakwihlabathi liphela.

FESTAC Afrika 2023 iya kugxila kumanyathelo okusiNgqongileyo, iNtlalo, kunye noLawulo loShishino (ESG) ukuqinisekisa ukuba inkcubeko yaseAfrika kwixesha elide igcinwa kwaye igcinwe ngendlela eco-friendly.

Lo mnyhadala kulindeleke ukuba uze neengcaphephe zenkcubeko, ububele kunye nezokhenketho ukuba zabelane ngezimvo malunga nokuba iAfrika inokuphelisa njani ubukho bekhabhoni kwaye yenze neworkshop yokufundisa imibutho indlela yokunika ingxelo ngokuchanekileyo ngeESG.

Abathathi-nxaxheba boMnyhadala baya kuba namathuba okufumana amava kwilizwekazi ngokuhamba kunye nokhenketho kunye nokuhlola E Arusha kwaye Thanzaniya ngexesha leveki yomthendeleko.

Baya kuba namathuba okutyelela ezinye zeepaki zezilwanyana zasendle ezihamba phambili e-Afrika, kuquka i-Ngorongoro Crater, i-Serengeti National Park kunye nesiqithi se-spice saseZanzibar okanye ukunyuka iNtaba yaseKilimanjaro.

Ixhaswa yiBhodi yezoKhenketho yase-Afrika (i-ATB), i-FESTAC 2023 iza kuqhubeka ukusuka ngomhla wama-21 ukuya kowama-27 kuCanzibe, ibonisa ezona nkcubeko zityebileyo zase-Afrika, zonke zijolise ekutsaleni abakhenkethi balapha ekhaya nabangaphandle ukuba batyelele eli lizwekazi.

Amaqhawe namaqhawekazi aseAfrika ashiya amazwe awo aya elubhacweni kumazwe ahlukeneyo ngelizama ukukhulula iAfrika nabantu bayo kulawulo lwamakoloniyali, umzabalazo wezigalo njengesixhobo sabo.

Esi siganeko siza kubonelela ngeqonga kumashishini ukuba adibanise nenethiwekhi efanelekileyo kunye nesithuba sokubambisana ukubonisa iimveliso kunye neenkonzo zalo zamva nje, ukudibanisa abaqeqeshi bezentengiso kunye nabathengi. Bamalunga ne-100 ukuya kwi-150 ababonisi abalindelekileyo kulo mnyhadala.

"I-Afrika iyakumema e-Arusha, eTanzania ukuba uqhubeke nomlo wokukhululwa ngokupheleleyo kwe-Afrika, usebenzisa isixhobo esahlukileyo, ngokudibanisa abantu bayo ngomculo, inkcubeko, ilifa, ukhenketho, ishishini, uthungelwano, urhwebo, ububele kunye nokunye okuninzi". abaququzeleli bomsitho batsho.

Izayo i-FESTAC Africa 2023, iNdawo yokuFikela i-Arusha nguMnyhadala weHlabathi weSine wabaNtsundu nowase-Afrika woBugcisa neNkcubeko.

Kuya kubonelela ngendawo yokusebenzisana kunye nokubonisa iimveliso kunye neenkonzo zamva nje, ukudibanisa abaqeqeshi bezentengiso kunye nabathengi. Konke kukudibanisa abantu nabantu, abaququzeleli batsho.

I-FESTAC Africa 2023 iya kuphinda iphonononge iindawo ezintle zomhlaba zaseTanzania kunye nobutyebi bezilwanyana zasendle koluhambo lukhethekileyo lwesafari oluboleka ngokugqibeleleyo kumava okuFuduka okuKhulu.

Ngaphandle kweepaki zezilwanyana zasendle, abathathi-nxaxheba baya kufumana ithuba lokuva nokufunda ngelitye elidumileyo laseTanzania “lelitye elinqabileyo leTanzanite” kunye nesixeko samashishini esiyimbali saseDar es Salaam okanye “iHaven of Peace”.

Abantu abaphambili nabaphambili base-Afrika bavakalise izimvo zabo ngomsitho we-FESTAC 2023, bewunqwenelela impumelelo enkulu ngexesha lokubonisa iveki.

“Ivoti yam ibisoloko iyeyantlukwano, ukuxutywa, nkqu ne-mongrelisation, inguqu eguqukayo yobuchule bokuyila. Ngokwengqondo nangokomoya, kwakudala phambi koFestac WokuQala, bendihlala ndigcine ikhabhathi kwesi sikhephe”, utshilo uNjingalwazi Wole Soyinka, ophumelele iBhaso eliNgcono kuLuncwadi.

Umongameli waseZanzibar uDkt Hussein Mwinyi waphawula ukuba lo msitho uza kuhlanganisa abantu abaphambili kwezobugcisa, ilifa lenkcubeko, ukhenketho kunye nobunkokeli.

Owayesakuba nguMongameli waseNigeria oyiNtloko u-Olusegun Obasanjo wayevuyisene nabaququzeleli be-FESTAC 2023 kwaye wathi bonke baye badlala indima ekuhlanganiseni esi siganeko.

UGqr Julius Garvey, uSihlalo we-Marcus Garvey Institute uthe: "Embindini woluntu ngalunye kunye nomntu ngamnye kolo luntu yinkqubo yenkolelo ebumba iingcamango zayo, inkcubeko, imisebenzi yemihla ngemihla kunye neenjongo zexesha elizayo".

"Oku kuphuma kwisithethe, kwimbali, kunye nolwazi lwamava adlulileyo", utshilo uGqr Garvey.

UMarcus Garvey wayengumseki we-Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) kunye nenkokeli ephandle ye'Back to Africa Movement' ngeminyaka yee-1920s.

Esinye isithethi esidumileyo siya kuba ngu IBhodi yezoKhenketho ye-Afrika (i-ATB) Usihlalo uMnumzana Cuthbert Ncube.

Ethetha ngaphambili ngexesha lodliwanondlebe noClevenard Television eDiaspora, uMnumzana Ncube ukhuthaze abathathi-nxaxheba abaninzi ukuba baye kwi-FESTAC 2023 e-Arusha kwaye wathi lo msitho uza kunceda ukumanyanisa iAfrika.

“Lo msitho ngowokumanyanisa ilizwekazi lethu ngenkcubeko yethu, ukutya, umculo, ukhenketho kunye nokukhenketha. Ilapha ukuze imanyanise iAfrika, itsale nabazalwana noodade bethu baseDiaspora. Zonke zikhokelela eArusha,” utshilo uNcube.

USihlalo we-ATB uthe umsitho ozayo we-FESTAC 2023 uza kuvuselela imfuno yokhenketho lwasekhaya, emva koko udibanise abantu e-Afrika.

I-FESTAC 2023 ngokunjalo, iza kwakha uthungelwano lokhenketho lwelizwekazi oluya kutsala abakhenkethi abaninzi abasuka kwamanye amazwekazi ukuba beze emva koko batyelele i-Afrika.

“Umnyhadala ukho ukumanya iAfrika. Sifuna ukubona amagubu asuka eBurundi, asuka e-Eswatini. Bonke beza eArusha,” utshilo uNcube.