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Ep.#007 – The evolution of Pan-African Thought and Praxis ft Trevor Lwere

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In this conversation with founder and chairperson of the Pan-African Youth Conference (PAYC), Trevor Lwere, we delve into a history and contextual analysis of the rise and evolution of the dynamic movement of Pan-Africanism both within and outside the African continent. We unpack the motivations of its early thinkers as well as the historical circumstances that birthed them. We question the necessity of Pan-Africanism for Africa's very survival in light of lessons from the movements intellectual ancestors and crusaders. 

Wondering: what lessons we can draw from the earlier debates between Kwame Nkrumah and Mwalimu Nyerere regarding the pace of continental unity; takeaways from Thomas Sankara, and today's crop of leaders; how historical circumstances have necessitated a greater African unity; how events like the current war in Europe can inform the need for our strategic security; the threat of neocolonialism and imperialism; the importance of Dr. Achille Mbembe's question "Who owns the world?"; what your role is in Africa's protracted struggle for emancipation; this is the podcast for you.


Materials referenced:

Books

  1. President Museveni's "What is Africa's Problem?" 
  2. President Museveni's "Sowing the Mustard Seed, The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in Uganda," 2nd Edition
  3. Kwame Nkrumah's "Africa Must Unite"

    4. Speeches

    1. Nyerere’s Speech in Zambia in 1966 on the possible conflict between African nationalisms and pan-Africanism
    2. Nyerere’s speech in Ghana in 1997 where he sounded the reminder that ‘Without Unity, There Is No Future For Africa’
    3. A United Front Against Debt by Thomas Sankara at the OAU in July 1987
    4. Kwame Nkrumah’s 1963 Speech at the first session of the OAU in Addis Ababa

      5. Papers

      1. Opoku Agyeman's “The Osagyefo, the Mwalimu, and Pan-Africanism: A Study in the Growth of a Dynamic Concept.” 
      2. Ayittey B. George's “The United States of Africa: A Revisit.” 
      3. Vanessa Van den Boogaard's “Modern Post-Colonial Approaches to Citizenship: Kwame Nkrumah’s Political Thought on Pan-Africanism.” 


        4. My Inquiry Essay

        The Evolution of the thought and praxis of continental pan-Africanism


        Musical Break

        The song played at the musical break is Bob Marley's "Africa Unite"

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