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I think everyone would agree that Pan-Arabism ideology played a key part in Middle East in 20th century and that several important Arab leaders were influenced by it, dreaming of uniting the Arab World.
I may be ignorant on this part, but it seems in contrast that Pan-Africanism was less influential and that there was no equivalent of a African Gamal Nasser or Muammar Gaddafi* who would put great emphasis on Pan-Africanism, attempted to merge with neighboring countries to form an embryo of the “United States of Africa” or some such and inspire other leaders to adopt similar rhetoric.
So the challenge here is to make Pan-Africanism as important and influential an ideology as Pan-Arabism was. How can it come about and what would the implications be for 20th century and the Cold War (if it still happens)?
*– Yes, I realized that both of them are born in Africa and are thus Africans, but they obviously saw themselves first and foremost as “Arabs” rather than “Africans”. I also realize that, yes, Gaddafi switched his rhetoric from Pan-Arabism to Pan-Africanism later on in life.