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Pan-Africanism
[pan-af-ri-kuh-niz-uhm]
noun
the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the African nations.
Other Word Forms
- Pan-Africanist noun
Example Sentences
"We are in a different phase now of pan-Africanism – one that's not going to wane like before."
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.
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.
"But the people trying to provide misinformation and disinformation about Traoré in Burkina Faso, or about a coup in Ivory Coast are not agents of pan-Africanism," the research professor of development studies at the University of Nairobi's Institute for Development Studies told the BBC.
Another guy is talking about Pan-Africanism.
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