PAN-AFRICANISM: The Unfinished Agenda
Image from Google “ If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. ” ABSTRACT One of the prominent movements confronting imperialism and oppressive systems throughout the history of African people is Pan-Africanism which strives for a unified Africa and diaspora politically and culturally. It has however gone through a historical phase which has failed to give attention to gender and sexual orientation issues. In this paper, the focus is on the perpetuation of a unifying nature but yet divisive nature within Pan-Africanism. It aims to show women's discrimination and the LGBTQ+ minority within the movement. It thereafter presents ways of engaging in a far more flexible and integrated Pan-Africanism that interprets the history of all Afr...