The ideas of Edward Blyden, Henry Slyvester Williams, W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, George Padmore, C.L.R. James, Kwame Nkrumah, Frantz Fanon, Amilcar Cabral, Malcolm X, Cheik Anta Diop, Kwame Toure and Walter Rodney are still relevant to Africa and African peoples worldwide. It is evident that in all the major epochs of capitalist internationalization the Africa and Africans globally have been severely disadvantage and they have always sought solace under the ambit of Pan-Africanism. The unfolding conjuncture of capitalist internationalization have witnessed the savaging of Africa under the neo-liberal orthodoxy- Africa is the most marginal continent within the New International Division of Labour and Power, SAPS have devastated Africa, the debt crisis etc. While the picture looks gloomy Africans are continuing to seek creative ways to deal with the present challenges. The central argument of this book that is that a Pan-African self-reliant approach can bring sustainable development to Africa. Rodney has updated the ideas of the leading Pan-African theoreticians to deal with the challenges of the New Global Conjuncture.
