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The Thinker (a pan-African quarterly) publishes peer reviewed articles with well-constructed opinion pieces. We welcome Africa-centred articles from diverse perspectives.

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Opinion

Introduction: From the idea of Africa to the African idea of Africa

Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Bongani Ngqulunga

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Genealogies of African Nationalism and the Idea of Africa

Bongani Ngqulunga

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The African Nationalist Idea of Africa

Tlhabane Mokhine Dan Motaung

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Thabo Mbeki’s Decolonial Idea of an African in the African Renaissance

William Jethro Mpofu

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African Socialism, the Economy of Affection, and a Concern for Foreign Affairs

Prolific S. Mataruse

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A Literary Turn in African Studies

Kelvin Acheampong

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Xenophobia in South Africa

Zama Mthombeni

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Ronit Frenkel

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The Thinker (a pan-African quarterly) publishes peer reviewed articles with well-constructed opinion pieces.
We welcome Africa-centred articles from diverse perspectives, in order to enrich both knowledge of the continent and of issues impacting the continent.

About the Journal

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Opinion

Introduction: From the idea of Africa to the African idea of Africa

Peer Review

Genealogies of African Nationalism and the Idea of Africa

The African Nationalist Idea of Africa

Thabo Mbeki’s Decolonial Idea of an African in the African Renaissance

African Socialism, the Economy of Affection, and a Concern for Foreign Affairs

A Literary Turn in African Studies

Xenophobia in South Africa

Contributors

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Additional Content

The Thinker (a pan-African quarterly) publishes peer reviewed articles with well-constructed opinion pieces. We welcome Africa-centred articles from diverse perspectives, in order to enrich both knowledge of the continent and of issues impacting the continent.

About the Journal

Full Issue

Opinion

Peer Review

Contributors

The Thinker (a pan-African quarterly) publishes peer reviewed articles with well-constructed opinion pieces.
We welcome Africa-centred articles from diverse perspectives, in order to enrich both knowledge of the continent and of issues impacting the continent.