TheAfrican Border Day is an annual event celebrated on 7 June to promote peace,cross-border cooperation and regional and continental integration in Africa.[1]
The African Border Day was launched as part of theAfrican Union Border Programme (AUBP) to strengthen conflict prevention mechanisms amongst African states.[2]
The first African Border Day celebration was held in 2011 at theAfrican Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[3]