Pan-Africanism

American  

[pan-af-ri-kuh-niz-uhm] / ˈpænˈæf rɪ kəˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the African nations.

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Other Word Forms

• Pan-Africanist noun

Example Sentences

He says having known Zohran since infancy, he sees him as having inherited his father's "commitment to pan-Africanism", his parents' "courage to think freely," and their belief that one can "belong everywhere".

From BBC

It largely revolves around the rise of Thomas Sankara, a military officer in Burkina Faso who seized power in the 1980s and tried to introduce a radical pan-Africanism across the continent before he was assassinated a few years later.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We are in a different phase now of pan-Africanism – one that's not going to wane like before."

From BBC

The most popular YouTube videos about the alleged turmoil in Ivory Coast, viewed millions of times, were shared by channels that often style themselves as dedicated to pan-Africanism or discussions about Burkina Faso's junta leader.

From BBC

According to Effiong Udo, an associate professor at Nigeria's University of Uyo and president of the Pan-African Dialogue Institute, some "opportunistic influencers" are romanticising military governments under the guise of pan-Africanism – a movement to promote unity and liberation on the continent – to gain popularity and make money from their content.

From BBC