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Authors:<\/strong> Prof. Samuel Ojo\u00a0Oloruntoba<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Zainab Monisola\u00a0Olaitan<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this paper, we ask, to what extent can Pan-Africanism constitute a valid theory of international relations? Using a qualitative methodology and a critical analytical framework, we position Pan-Africanism as an international relations theory. This paper argues that Pan-Africanism contains within it unique resources for analysis of global affairs in ways that recenter excluded voices from the Global South. The emerging possibilities of a fundamental shift from the trans-Atlantic world to that of an interlocking regional world of Afro-Euro-Asia make a strong case for the validity of Pan-Africanism as a theory of international relations.<\/p>\n

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Authors: Prof. Samuel Ojo\u00a0Oloruntoba\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0Zainab Monisola\u00a0Olaitan\u00a0 Abstract In this paper, we ask, to what extent can Pan-Africanism constitute a valid theory of international relations? Using a qualitative methodology and a critical analytical framework, we position Pan-Africanism as an international relations theory. 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