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A general view of the flags of the member states of the African Union during the second day of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 18, 2024. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)
FEDERALISM

Federalism is a fundamental principle of African governance and self-determination

The charge that a federated state is somehow injurious to Africans is divorced from the history of African people having organised their states along federal lines, prior to…

  • Zakhele Mthembu
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