ABSTRACT Classical African regionalism, as rooted in pan-Africanism, is a strategy for decolonisation, anti-colonial and neo-colonial struggles, and continental unity. Modern African regionalism is a means to achieving continental unity, collective self-reliance and economic transformation as well as to creating an agenda for solving African developmental challenges. The main objective of this paper, therefore, is to examine the historical evolution of pan-Africanism and regionalism in Africa from colonial to post-colonial era in order to trace the interface between them. The paper assesses the extent to which regional integration in Africa has been able to achieve its stated objectives and targets over the years. It also investigates the various obstacles, constraints and challenges that militate against the accomplishment of its objectives, opportunities and prospects. It then interrogates the narratives of the Western neoliberal theories of integration or approaches to African integration. Subsequently the paper suggests that there is a need to deconstruct them in the search for paradigm shift in African integration. It contends that there is also a need to evolve a new theoretical approach to African integration anchored on neo-neo-integrationism of post-neo-functionalism or post-modern integrationism of post-neo-nationalism.

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从泛非主义到非洲区域主义：编年史

摘要 根植于泛非主义的古典非洲区域主义是一种非殖民化、反殖民和新殖民斗争以及大陆统一的战略。现代非洲区域主义是实现大陆统一、集体自力更生和经济转型以及制定解决非洲发展挑战议程的一种手段。因此，本文的主要目的是考察非洲泛非主义和区域主义从殖民时代到后殖民时代的历史演变，以追溯它们之间的联系。该文件评估了非洲区域一体化多年来实现其既定目标和指标的程度。它还调查了阻碍实现其目标的各种障碍、限制和挑战，机会和前景。然后，它询问了西方新自由主义一体化理论或非洲一体化方法的叙述。随后，该论文建议在寻求非洲一体化范式转变的过程中需要解构它们。它认为，还需要以后新功能主义的新新一体化主义或后新民族主义的后现代一体化主义为基础，发展一种新的非洲一体化理论方法。