The Nelson Mandela Sixth Annual Address was delivered by Liberian President, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. "Behold a New Africa" urged citizens and governments to embrace the idea of the African Renaissance and follow the example set by Nelson Mandela.

"There are today over 20 democracies in sub-Saharan Africa. Consider the transformation – in the space of a generation, democracy in Africa has spread from a very few countries to more than one third of the continent. Some of these are nascent democracies that are still fragile. But for others, the change more clearly prevails. It is hard to predict the future and the change will not be easy or smooth in every country, but never before in world history have so many low income countries become democracies in so short a period of time."

The full address can be found here. A video of the address is also available.