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The Fragmentation of Africa: A Structural Obstacle to Pan-Africanism

The Fragmentation of Africa: A Structural Obstacle to Pan-Africanism

Poupin, Yéble Martine-Blanche

Paperback

General Political Science

ISBN10: 6630222822
ISBN13: 9786630222821
Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
Published: Sep 14 2026
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Africa possesses immense natural resources, a dynamic youth population, a history stretching back millennia, and considerable geopolitical potential. Yet, despite these major strengths, the continent struggles to transform its latent power into actual power. Why?This book offers an answer: one of the main obstacles to African development and the realization of Pan-Africanism lies in the continent's multifaceted fragmentation.Rigid borders, inadequate road and rail networks, limited internal trade, ethnic rivalries, political fragmentation, religious tensions, poorly coordinated linguistic diversity, and cultural inequalities: all these barriers hinder African unity.In fact, Africa does not suffer from a lack of resources, but from a lack of connection, coordination, and a shared vision.A geopolitical essay, a pan-Africanist reflection, and a call for continental renewal, this book invites readers to rethink Africa's future around a central imperative: transforming diversity into strength and abolishing the divisions inherited from the past.A useful book for understanding why Africa is slow to unite-and how it can fulfill its destiny.

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