Pan-Africanism
[pan-af-ri-kuh-niz-uh m] /ˈpænˈæf rɪ kəˌnɪz əm/
noun
1.
the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the African nations.
noun
the concept of a political alliance among African nations; also, advocacy of such a union
Examples
Pan-Africanism seeks elimination of colonialism and white supremacy from the continent.
1955, from pan-African (1900), from pan- + African.
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