The General Secretary of the Socialist Movement of Ghana, Kwasi Pratt Junior, has emphasised that Pan-Africanism must focus on the total liberation and unification of Africa under scientific socialism.

Speaking at a conference commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Manchester Pan-African Congress, Mr Pratt Jnr. stressed that despite African nations gaining political independence, the structures of economic domination persist, with foreign control of finance and trade, plunder of natural resources, and exploitative contracts.

Mr Pratt Junior invoked the memory of Kwame Nkrumah, George Padmore, and other Pan-African leaders, emphasising that the vision of Manchester was not just to end colonial rule, but to create a self-reliant, industrialised, socially just, and united Africa.

The conference adopted a declaration calling for:

- Complete liberation of Africa through full political and economic unification

- Social ownership and democratic management of Africa's wealth

- Reclamation of full control of Africa's natural resources, land, and strategic industries

- Continental industrialization plan prioritising manufacturing, technology, and value-added production

- Agrarian revolution and food sovereignty

- Financial independence through the creation of an African monetary system

- Education, science, technology, and human development

- Defence of the revolution through the development of Africa's military industrial capacity

- Reparations and global justice for Africa and its diaspora

Mr Pratt Junior emphasised that the struggle for African liberation is ongoing, and that the continent must unite to challenge neo-colonialism and imperialism.

The conference was attended by representatives of Pan-African movements, progressive parties, trade unions, and other organisations, who expressed solidarity with the call for African unity and collective action.

The declaration also called for the establishment of a network of Pan-African universities to train scientists, engineers, health professionals, and workers in all sectors, and for Africa to develop its own military industrial capacity to secure its sovereignty and protect itself from foreign interventions.