Towards a Pan-African Development Framework for African Futures.
The name is Oral Daniel Taylor, also known as Ras Gebre Medhin. I consider myself to be an aspiring Rastafari scholar with a special interest in African and Caribbean integration with a particular focus on Ethiopian Jamaican linkages. I am also a member of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Church is Jamaica from which I receive the name Gebre Medhin. I have to Ethiopian once and will love to return again. I would love to do PhD work at both UWI-Mona and Addis Ababa University. UWI-Mona have already committed to fund my travel and accommodation to the upcoming conference in June. Hence, UWI-Mona is awaiting the outcome of my submission. I do hope that I have meet your requirements. Peace n Love.
Abstract
The overall problem is that there is a seemingly conspicuous lack of a Pan-African agenda or mind set among Sub-Saharan African and Caribbean leaders. This paper takes the position that Pan-African development frameworks are the only approaches towards eradicating overarching social ills from Sub-Saharan African countries. In fact, it was through Pan-African development frameworks that Sub-Saharan African countries have gained their independence and political liberation particularly during the 1960s. As a result of the significant achievements made during the epoch of Africa’s decolonization, Sub-Saharan African countries must therefore return to Pan-African development frameworks to escape the draconian development policies of globalization that are only geared towards sustaining global inequalities, economic debts and the exploitation of Africa’s human and natural resources. Apparently, foreign (Eurocentric) development frameworks will continue to undermine the Pan-African agenda of achieving an economic liberated United States of Africa.
A conspicuous commonality between Sub-Saharan African countries and Afro-Caribbean countries relates to issues of sustainable development for example, good governance and leadership. Hence, as a result of historical circumstances the challenges of both regions are similar if not the same. Therefore, there needs to be closer and more intimate ties between the continent of Africa and its Afro-Caribbean Diaspora. Perhaps, Pan-African development frameworks can facilitate closer economic and cultural collaboration between both regions.
In order to elaborate on the importance of Pan-African development frameworks, some of the effects of global capitalism will be highlighted. In addition, theorizations of Pan-African development will be contextualized as appropriate alternatives for African and Caribbean development futures.
Towards a Pan-African Development Framework for African Futures.
The overall problem is that there is a seemingly conspicuous lack of a Pan-African agenda or mind set among Sub-Saharan African and Caribbean leaders. This paper takes the position that Pan-African development frameworks are the only approaches towards eradicating overarching social ills from Sub-Saharan African countries. In fact, it was through Pan-African development frameworks that Sub-Saharan African countries have gained their independence and political liberation particularly during the 1960s. As a result of the significant achievements made during the epoch of Africa’s decolonization, Sub-Saharan African countries must therefore return to Pan-African development frameworks to escape the draconian development policies of globalization that are only geared towards sustaining global inequalities, economic debts and the exploitation of Africa’s human and natural resources. Apparently, foreign (Eurocentric) development frameworks will continue to undermine the Pan-African agenda of achieving an economic liberated United States of Africa.
A conspicuous commonality between Sub-Saharan African countries and Afro-Caribbean countries relates to issues of sustainable development for example, good governance and leadership. Hence, as a result of historical circumstances the challenges of both regions are similar if not the same. Therefore, there needs to be closer and more intimate ties between the continent of Africa and its Afro-Caribbean Diaspora. Perhaps, Pan-African development frameworks can facilitate closer economic and cultural collaboration between both regions.
In order to elaborate on the importance of Pan-African development frameworks, some of the effects of global capitalism will be highlighted. In addition, theorizations of Pan-African development will be contextualized as appropriate alternatives for African and Caribbean development futures.