Expansion of our African Footprint
Nelson Mandela was the first commander-in-chief of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC).
In January 1962, Mandela secretly left South Africa and travelled across the African continent for seven months. During this time, he visited Botswana, Tanzania, Sudan, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Mali, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Senegal.