The United States of Africa
A Revisit
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5742386 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George B N Ayittey (American University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 632 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 86-102 |
| Publication date | 2010-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716210378988 |
| OpenAlex | W2133785012 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 6 |
Pan-Africanism was developed over the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to combat the political subjugation of black people and the vestiges of slavery. Its founding belief is that black peoples share common cultures, problems, and objectives. It was, therefore, imperative for blacks to unite to achieve their objectives. On the African continent, Pan-Africanism became the rallying cry for the struggle for independence from colonial rule. In 1963, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) was established to advance the cause of Pan-Africanism. However, the organization steadily lost credibility and relevance. It was eventually dissolved in 2001. Its replacement, the African Union (AU), is scarcely better. It became hobbled by political intrigues, inflated egos, and personality clashes among its leaders. Nonetheless, the rationale for a united Africa remains strong today. A much better approach lies in configuring a larger African polity in consonance with Africa's own indigenous heritage. As such, a Confederation of African States (CAS) or an African Confederation would be a better configuration
Colonial rule · Colonialism · Credibility · Development economics · Ethnology · Independence (probability theory) · Indigenous · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Polity · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Global Economic and Social Development · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · History · Law
Confederations, History of
African Continental Free-Trade Area
Pan-Africanism
The importance of being African
Migrant identities in narrative practice
Entrepreneurship in Africa
An imaginary line? Decolonisation, bordering and borderscapes on the Ghana–Togo border
Theorizing the nature of regional integration in the Horn of Africa
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,73 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |