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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.


Other Word Forms

  • Pan-Africanist noun

Example Sentences

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But in the spirit of Pan-Africanism he will not commit to living in a specific place.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024

The colors also correspond to the recognized flags of Pan-Africanism and pan-sexuality.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2023

Thomas was born in 1971, during the Black Arts and Black Power and Pan-Africanism movements and the rise of Blaxploitation films and disco.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2021

It’s also an abandonment of a political ideology often called Pan-Africanism — most popular in the years right after independence — that advocates strength in African unity and the dissolution of colonially imposed borders.

From Washington Post

We agreed that Pan-Africanism was the key also to the problems of those of African heritage.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey