Africa Day serves as a reminder of the importance of pride, unity, cultural heritage and the spirit of ubuntu that binds Africans together. 

These were the sentiments shared when the Keetmanshoop NBC News team hit the streets to gauge residents' reflections on the importance of celebrating Africa Day. 

"There is a lot of pride; there is a lot of heritage. But then, maybe you should also be aware of what some of the people are doing, what the South Africans are doing now, the xenophobic things.  That is sort of Trump's white thing. Actually, the African spirit, which is supposed to be holding us together, taking care of one another, and actually not making a mess of one another. So as long as we are in remembrance of our unity and ubuntu spirit, then we would be on the right track."

"As an African, I want to identify myself as a child of this continent, appreciate my value, where I came from and also my brothers and sisters I meet every day. I am a proud African."

"To be an African woman, there is a lot of ubuntu, that of caring for somebody. I think I can say, in our continent Africa, we have that."

The residents of the southern town also had a message for African leaders. 

"We can look at the dreams of our African parents, like Julius Nyerere. If we can strive towards economic independence, like to have one currency in blocks of the SADC, ECOWAS and Congo. This would be my call to the African leaders. Maybe the documentation can be problematic for now, but at least economically, if we can have currency, that's what I would like to call on the African leaders to think about."