The overall vision of the movement is outlined in the vision document, the Kilimanjaro Declaration, which was adopted when the movement was founded and revised by members at the Pan-African Movement Assembly.
Expanding space for civic and political education, political action and resisting internal and external forces who advance an agenda of exploiting and excluding Africans.
Demanding reparative justice that allows Africa to recover from the devastating effects of slavery, colonisation, neo-colonisation and climate change.
Focusing our struggles on the well-being and dignity of our people in the economic and socio-political development that guarantees the rights of African people.
Demanding ethical governance, an end to abuse of power and theft of public resources; and rights of African people to freedom of speech, organising and political association.
Fighting against all forms of human trafficking, modern-day slavery and discrimination based on work and descent.
Fighting for gender justice across Africa to end centuries of patriarchy, sexism and misogyny.
Demanding for ecological justice.
Actualising African Unity, a borderless Africa with one currency, free movement of people, goods and services and the total liberation of our people.
Broad continental and global campaigns on the mandate areas under the Kilimanjaro Declaration. These campaigns and advocacy actions are implemented with member movements, activists and organisations at national, sub-regional and continental…
As a Movement of Movements, Africans Rising works with, builds, strengthens and supports our members (African social movements, activists and organisations) to and achieve more impact. We also build movements in places or areas where there is need for grassroots mobilisastion…
Africans Rising leverages its numbers as the largest Pan-African movement to mobilise and build solidarity among African people both in the continent and the diaspora. Our biggest annual mobilisation is the African Liberation Week that is the week of 25th May commemorating…
Founding Chair of Africans Rising
The enticing aroma of African cuisine, the essence of African self-image, the emotional toll of borders, the beauty of African clothing, opportunities lost due to borders, the freedom to choose, the barriers created by languages we don’t own, African cultural practices, intergenerational connections, and the mobility of African female artists.
From November 5 to 7, 2026, Africans from across the world whose work focuses on activism and human rights defence will gather in Maputo to participate in the 3rd All-African Movements Assembly.
On 2 and 3 June 2026, Africans Rising held a Movement Building and Field Learning Visit in Benin, bringing together members from across different areas of social
What does it really mean to build a movement for liberation? This was one of the questions I carried with me throughout my time in Nairobi Kenya, where I joined
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