Minister Amanda Bernstein’s Africa Day message |25 May 2026

‘Let’s celebrate the heritage that binds us to our African family’

“As Seychelles joins the African family in celebrating Africa Day 2026, we do so above all in a spirit of celebration, of the living African heritage that gives our islands their character, shapes our cultural identity, and enriches the Seychellois way of life we are proud to share with the world.

“As we celebrate the Golden Jubilee of our Independence, this Africa Day invites us to recognise not only how far we have come as a nation, but how vibrantly our African roots live on in everyday Seychellois life, from the Moutya performed at our festivals to our music and dance, our cuisine, and our Kreol language. Fifty years on, this heritage is not a relic to be kept behind glass; it is a living inheritance that each generation makes its own and carries forward.

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