Dar es Salaam, April 27 -- TANZANIA: THE Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar did not only give birth to the United Republic of Tanzania, but it also gave birth to the living example of the Pan African aspirations of political social and cultural Unity!

This 60 years legacy of ‘walking the walk of unity is of historical political significance for Tanzania and Tanzanians.

It is also a historical vibrant and living testament of successful 20th century struggle of a colonised people for self-determination that is a legacy for communities of African people and states globally to relish and commemorate.

The Union should rightfully be narrated and contextualised as a part of global Pan African history of the struggles and successes of...