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Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey is a fundamental political text compiled by Amy Jacques-Garvey, the second wife of the Jamaican activist Marcus Garvey. Initially published in two volumes in 1923 and 1925, the work serves as a comprehensive anthology of Garvey's speeches, essays, and doctrin...

Stokely Carmichael, later known as Kwame Ture, was a Trinidad-born civil rights organizer, Black Power advocate, and Pan-Africanist. He served as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and helped popularize the phrase Black Power during a 1966 march in Mississippi. After working i...

This pamphlet contains excerpts from Pan-Africanism or Communism?, a historical and political text written by George Padmore and published in 1956. Padmore, a Trinidadian journalist and anti-colonial activist, explores the ideological conflicts between international communism and the growing Pan-Afr...

Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian revolutionary and statesman who played a central role in the decolonization of Africa. He led the Gold Coast to independence from British rule in 1957, becoming the first Prime Minister and later the first President of the newly named nation of Ghana. Nkrumah was a major...

Mehdi Ben Barka was a Moroccan politician and prominent anti-imperialist figure who led the radical wing of the National Union of Popular Forces (UNFP). An advocate for pan-African and socialist causes, he founded the Tricontinental Conference to coordinate liberation movements across Africa, Asia,...

Modibo Keïta was a Malian politician who led the country at independence and became the first president of the Republic of Mali in 1960. A committed Pan-Africanist and socialist, he favored state-directed economic development, public ownership, and policies intended to reduce the continuing influenc...

Jumia is an online marketplace and e-commerce company associated with several African markets. Its platform connects consumers with merchants offering categories such as electronics, household goods, fashion and other retail products, with services varying by country. Jumia has been described as an...

Ahmed Sékou Touré was a Guinean political leader and the country's first president after independence. He led Guinea in its 1958 decision to reject membership in the French Community, after which the country became independent from France. Touré became an important figure in African anticolonial and...

Laurent-Désiré Kabila was a Congolese rebel leader and politician who became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997. He led the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire during the First Congo War, whose forces overthrew Mobutu Sese Seko and ended the country...