Rethinking Africa

Strategic Imperatives for Leadership, Education, and Continental Integration

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16090119

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Keywords: Strategic Leadership Pan-Africanism Legal Harmonization Educational Reform Regional Integration Civic Education AfCFTA African Union Innovation Hubs Continental Development Governance Reform Youth Empowerment Policy Implementation Africa’s Knowledge Infrastructure Border Governance Curriculum Transformation Postcolonial Africa Strategic Renaissance African Legal Education Leadership Curriculum

Abstract

Africa stands at a historical crossroads—misread, misrepresented, and often self-betrayed. This article distills the insights of a multi-year trans-African field research project encompassing over 40 border crossings and more than 200 interviews with stakeholders across policy, education, civil society, and youth movements. The study interrogates systemic failures in governance, the colonial residues within legal and educational frameworks, and the disjointed architecture of regional integration. It advances a practical strategy for a Pan-African renaissance rooted in civic intelligence, educational reform, and leadership innovation.

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Princewill Inyang, CISR

Princewill Inyang 1 is a social and strategic researcher, the founding president of the Corporate Institute of Strategic Research, Global and Associate Professor of Strategic Research and Developmental Studies, Bordertown University, AGU, Uganda, Global Centre for Advance Strategic Research, UK

References

• African Union Commission (2023). AfCFTA Implementation Strategy

• Arikana Chihombori-Quao (2022). Pan-Africanism in the 21st Century

• Mkandawire, T. (2005). Thinking About Developmental States in Africa

• Ekeh, P. (1975). Colonialism and the Two Publics in Africa

• UNDP (2022). Africa Human Development Report

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2025-07-18

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Inyang, P. (2025). Rethinking Africa: Strategic Imperatives for Leadership, Education, and Continental Integration. The International Journal of Strategic Research and Review (IJSRR), 1(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16090119

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): The International Journal of Strategic Research and Review

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