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Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander General Phillip Sibanda said the Museum of African Liberation has an important role to play in detailing the events of the struggle to the public.

General Sibanda said this in Harare yesterday after touring the site where the museum will be constructed in Harare.

“We are very excited by being part of this initiative and my tour today has revealed how much work has been put into the establishment of this museum within a very short space of time,” said Gen Sibanda.

“For the ZDF, this is important because we are going to be letting the public know the various activities that were undertaken during the liberation war. We will also be looking at post-independence.”

Museum of African Liberation Chairperson Professor Simbi Mubako said the ZDF was a vital cog of the museum.

“ZDF is a creature of the liberation struggle and therefore the wares we are going to display here, the artefacts and so on, are all connected with the military history and ZDF is therefore very crucial.”

An Ethiopian delegation is in the country to explore ways it can partner in the detailing of the history.

President Mnangagwa has approved the design for the Museum of African Liberation to be hosted by Zimbabwe.

The President approved the design of the envisaged Museum of African Liberation after familiarising with its components through a three-dimension presentation made by the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works.

“The President has approved the design for the museum of African Liberation and in that regard construction of the museum is imminent and we are now mobilising all sectors of the country as well as international partners to commence with construction in a manner that will allow us to launch the museum in the next 18 months,” said the chief executive of the Institute of African Knowledge (Instak) Ambassador Kwame Muzawazi.

 Instak is administering the project. A group of designers and architects from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia produced the design of the structure under the instruction of Instak.

The massive pan-African structure is set to cost an estimated US$120 million.