YACOOB ABBA OMAR: SA should strive to be the embodiment of Pan-Africanism in turbulent times
But the attacks on foreigners, especially those from Africa, are not doing our standing on the continent any favours
Is there a Pan-African agenda that is helping the continent confront the global issues of the day? This is the key question to be addressed at an upcoming conference hosted by the Mapungubwe Institute (Mistra) with the Fredrich-Ebert Stiftung, the Institute for Global Dialogue and the National Institute for the Humanities & Social Sciences.
The conference is focused on Pan-Africanism in the context of big power rivalry, climate change, the post-Covid-19 effects, the fourth industrial revolution and the rise in populism and authoritarianism. It occurs when progressive parties are trying to figure out what should constitute an enlightened agenda...
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