ABSTRACT
If we must know the place of Africa in the distribution of international power politics, we must critically examine the foundational objectives of the founders of Pan-Africanism. Power politics or power game refers to the capacity of a power bloc to influence or control the behavior or policy of other (less powerful) blocs for the purpose of enhancing its own vital interests. Such capacity includes the skills and abilities to persuade, threaten, or coerce in the use of consent or constraints in order to gain ascendancy over the other bloc(s). The situations in which such power politics are played are virtually unlimited and imbued with diplomatic, political, economic, and, subtly, military connotations. These are usually measured in terms of geographical location, human and mineral resources, technological skills, diplomacy, military might, transportation facilities, food production, nuclear weaponry, and quality of propaganda, among others.
