Sustainability, Emerging Technologies, and Pan-Africanism

Download or read book Sustainability, Emerging Technologies, and Pan-Africanism written by Thierno Thiam and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-08-31 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the historical antecedents of Pan-Africanism as a driving force of African Unity, carefully studying its major contributors, current institutional status, and potential future growth. It analyzes the facilitative role of emerging technologies, such as high performance computing, telecommunications, and satellite remote sensing in enabling African sustainable development. Finally, the authors discuss possible ways that the vision of Pan-Africanism can be used today in Africa’s efforts towards unity and sustainable development.