advanced the issue of decolonisation in Africa.

Among inhabitants of the African continent, it was the shared experience of colonial rule and resistance to it that fostered a unified African identity. Pan Africanism wasn't just an idea, it pushed African countries to stand with Africa. Many African countries received exiles, protected them, and supported the liberation movement and helped fight apartheid because they saw south Africa's struggle as Africa's struggle. In the 1930s, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe's