The Republic of Angola, through Minister of National Defence, Former Combatants and Veterans of the Homeland, General (Retired) Lúcio Gonçalves Amaral, has affirmed its support for the Museum of African Liberation. Minister Amaral toured the Museum on 29 September 2026 in the company of the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Brigadier-General (Rtd) Levi Mayihlome, Angola’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Baltazar Diogo Cristóvão, and other officials from the two countries. The Museum of African Liberation is being built by the Institute of African Knowledge (INSTAK) as part of the Liberation City Project in Harare. Minister Amaral said: “After conducting this visit, I’m so impressed and I’m also happy to know that there was a person who conceived such a project - this massive project. This project is going to preserve the memory of those who gave their lives in order for our countries to be free. “The Museum is for African Liberation and as Angola, we also have a section here. It means that we are going to contribute by sharing our history of our liberation struggle, and we will also showcase the way Angola contributed to the freedom of other countries that were not yet independent. “We will also talk about the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, of course, because as you know, the battle played a very crucial role in terms of freeing the Southern Africa region. Angola, as an internationalist country, we are ready to share as well as reaffirm our position of (partnering) other countries.” Minister Amaral said the Museum of African Liberation was an important institution for young people to get full appreciation of the sacrifices that led to independence, and this would help them to better understand the present and prepare for the future. “The youth have to work hard and be resilient to continue developing the country,” Minister Amaral said. INSTAK is developing the Museum of African Liberation to preserve and promote the continent’s independence narrative in an engaging, modern and permanent manner. The Museum has a section dedicated to Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle, and that of SADC and the wider African continent. The contributions of countries that did not have to take up arms to gain independence but supported the liberation agenda, as well as those nations and organisations from beyond the continent that supported Africa’s sovereignty are also captured in the Museum. The Museum of African Liberation is scheduled to be officially opened in 2027 as part of the African Union Mid-Year Summit that Zimbabwe is bidding to host.