04/05/2026
The 25th of May is recognised as Africa Day, a day when the continent of Africa commemorates the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU).
The establishing the Organisation of Africa Unity (OAU) in 1963, the African continent became a pioneer in being the first continent to focus on continental unity and to encourage nation building through unity and freedom from oppression.
It is in celebration of this milestone of the OAU and its successor, the African Union, that the Africa Group in Jakarta, Indonesia will celebrate Africa Day on Friday, 22 May 2026 at Four Seasons Hotel.
The theme for Africa Day 2026 is: Ensuring Universal Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Every Child in Africa. The 2026 Africa Day theme aligns with the OAU theme of the year 2026 which is : Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063.
The Africa Day celebrations seeks to stimulate cultural exchange and pride, solidarity and Pan-African unity, economic and development collaboration, education and information sharing, advocacy for issues affecting the African continent and strengthening people-to-people connections.