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The main stages in the formation and development of the concept of Pan-Africanism: History and modernity
 
PIIS032150750022719-2-1
DOI10.31857/S032150750022719-2
Publication type Article
Status Published
Authors
N.V. Mikael Kassae 
Occupation: Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, RUDN University
Affiliation: RUDN University
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow
Natalia V. Ivkina
Occupation: Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, RUDN University
Affiliation: RUDN University
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow
Journal nameAsia and Africa Today
EditionIssue 10
Pages34-40
Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the concept of Pan-Africanism. The authors propose to trace the evolution of the concept by dividing the stages of its formation into three periods: American, European and directly African. This is primarily due to the historical reasons for the formation of Pan-Africanism as a concept: from the struggle of the African-American population for their rights to the use of the concept as an ideological basis for a number of political regimes in Africa. Each stage gave the concept new features.

The American stage gave birth to the foundations of Pan-Africanism, putting on the agenda the idea of the struggle of individual ethnic groups for the rights and freedoms adopted in the United States. The European stage significantly expanded the geography and scope of the problems, as well as touched upon colonial issues.

The African stage was marked by an attempt to bring the concept of pan-Africanism into practice. This division has also given rise to a research question about the cause-and-effect relationships between the theoretical postulates of the concept and practical application at the present stage. It was during this period that it became clear how Pan-Africanism contributed to the fight against the oppression of various ethnic groups. As conclusions, answers are offered to the question whether the concept of Pan-Africanism can become a practical embodiment of the struggle of Africans for independence from Western countries.

KeywordsAmerican, European and African stages of Pan-Africanism development, Pan-African Congresses, colonialism, African Union (AU), “Program-2063”
Received05.07.2022
Publication date11.11.2022
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