Religion / idea · movement

Pan-Africanism

Also known as Pan-African, pan-African

Pan-Africanism is a movement that promotes the unity and solidarity of African peoples in Africa and the diaspora. Ethiopia's victory over Italy at Adwa in 1896 made it a powerful symbol for pan-African activists. The Ethiopian Empire became a symbolic centre of the movement and hosted the founding of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963.

Pan-Africanism
Image: Marcus Garvey and the UNIA · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 profiles

Ethiopian EmpireImpactLiberiaImpact

Great speeches

Marcus Garvey Explains the UNIAJuly 1921Nkrumah: Ghana Is Free Forever6 March 1957

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Pan-Africanism. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pan-africanism
MLA
“Pan-Africanism.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pan-africanism. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Pan-Africanism.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pan-africanism.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Pan-Africanism’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pan-africanism (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻