Dearth of a vibrant civic political culture has led to the decline of Pan-Africanism

By Abdi Ismail Samatar

In a November 2024 Pan-African Parliament meeting in Midrand, a guest from the Afro-Caribbean diaspora asked a simple but profound question to the continental MPs: “Why is Pan-Africanism declining?”

The question should have elicited vigorous debate but, like so many vital critical issues, it barely got any attention from the delegates. Read more here