Sustaining the New Wave of Pan-Africanism

Windhoek, Namibia

December 6-9, 2010

Preamble

Recognizing the great Pan-Africanist struggles of the generations of yesteryears;

Acknowledging the contributions of the pioneers of Pan-Africanism;

Paying tribute to all Pan Africanist men and women of all generations, known and unknown;

Expressing profound thanks and gratitude to the following institutions:

• High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Namibia;
• The Center for Black and African Arts and Civilization, Lagos, Nigeria
• The Pan African Center of Namibia
• The Pan African Strategic and Policy Research Group, Lagos, Nigeria
• The National Youth Council of Namibia;

Appalled by the desertion of Pan-Africanist ideals, the rise of neo-colonialism and isolation of the masses;

Dissatisfied with the cheapening of African liberation ideals and the triumph of capitalism and neo-liberal politics and economics;

Offended by the inheritance and sustenance of colonial institutions;

Shocked by the emergence of Black colonialism;

Realising that socio-economic challenges are still tilted racially and against the African masses;

Noting, with regret, the lack of or slow harmonization of policies by African governments;

Inspired by the fact that Pan-Africanism is a tool of resistance against exploitation and domination;

Acknowledging the fact that Pan-Africanism is a tool for the sustainable development and advancement of Africa and the Pan-African world;

Pan-Africanist youth attending the above Pan-African Workshop resolved and formulated the following framework for a Pan-Africanist Youth Action Plan:

Leadership

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1.     Pan-Africanist oriented leadership training and re-training, at all levels

2.     Absolute consideration of Pan-African perspectives in the African Union decision making process

Education

1.     Pan-Africanism should be taught at every level, formally, non-formally and informally.

2.     Using the media as an educational tool

3.     Promoting Pan-Africanist self-knowledge within Africa and the Diaspora

4.     Teaching history from a Pan-Africanist perspective, at every level

5.     Pan-Africanist oriented teacher training

6.     Advancing indigenous African research

7.     Pan-Africanising information dissemination processes

8.     Raising awareness through edutainment

9.     State popularization of Pan-Africanism to the masses

Self determination

1.     Pan-African youth organisations to work in concert, in Africa and the Diaspora

2.     National youth organisations to have data bases of youth organisations in their countries

3.     Taking ownership of the media

4.     Reclaiming African spirituality and culture

5.     Promoting multilateral business ventures and development projects within Pan-African world

6.     Promoting cultural workers in all disciplines

7.     Protect, innovate and promote indeginous knowledge

8.     Create and/or strengthen Pan-African youth structures

9.     Structure and/or strengthen Pan-African development institutions

10.                         Use Pan-Africanism as an economic tool

11.                         Finance Pan-Africanist activities and endeavours

12.                         Find a Pan-Africanist solution and support to the conflicts in the Sudan,  Mauritania and   Western Sahara

13.                         Prevent the expansion into and hence re-colonization of Africa by old and new colonial actors in the guise of investment

14.                         Prevent new and further exploitation of Africa

15.                         Protect small businesses from non-African, so-called, investors

16.                         Better South-South co-operation based on mutual respect and mutual benefit

17.                         Promote the industrialization of Africa

18.                         African policies, including investment policies to embrace and be guided by Pan-Africanist ideals

19.                         Ensure food security and sovereignty

20.                         Ensure political and economic sovereignty

21.                         Sustaining the environment while using renewable energies in the industrialization of Africa

22.                         Develop and maintain initiatives for self-reliance

23.                         Assertively invite and attract investment, into Africa, from the Pan-African world

24.                        Create a central Pan-Africanist youth mother body

Repatriation/Reparations

1.     Facilitate for the repatriation of Africans in the Diaspora

2.     Accelerate for the realisation of the African Diaspora membership to the African Union

3.     Demand reparations for the enslavement of all African people

4.     Demand reparations for the colonialisation of Africa

Conclusion

The youth attending the above Pan-African workshop would further have it noted that the following fundamentals have to be observed in workshops designed at the advancement and sustainability of Pan-Africanism:

1.     That the value and equality of each partner to the process has to be recognized

2.     That the youth must be allowed free open space to express their views and observations in the advancement of Pan-Africanism

3.     That for there to be effective and properly representative results of such fora there should be broad based approaches which are rooted in the masses

4.     That elders give due support and advice to the youth without seeking to impose themselves, their viewpoints and/or partisan political agenda

5.     That there should always be openness, transparency and integration of ideas in the program creation and formulation of objectives

 
B.F.Bankie
Sudan Sensitisation Project (SSP)
www.bankie.info