These are encouraging words from a man who until recently spoke the language of African socialism.

This is because African socialism has not been the product of one single thinker.

African socialism has been and continues to be a major ideology around the continent.

Tanzania would be different, a proving ground for African socialism.

Soviet and Chinese leaders helped African socialism to develop.

He was very pro-African, and also advocated a brand of African socialism.

Despite two decades of African socialism, the feudal instincts of the rural population were still strong.

That formed the basis of African socialism for Tanzania.

The grand Tanzanian experiment with African socialism was over.

He espoused a form of African socialism.

He was critical of African socialism and all strains of Marxism.

Nkrumah was clear on distancing himself from the African socialism of many of his contemporaries.

Nyerere introduced African socialism, or 'Ujamaa', which emphasized justice and equality.

Sweden, always respectful of Tanzania's efforts to become a model of African socialism, will give $100 million this year.

Advocates of African socialism claimed that it was not the opposite of capitalism nor a response to it, but something completely different.

He inherited a prosperous copper-based economy in 1961, they say, but his pioneering exercise in African socialism was a flop.

One-party state and "African socialism"

The white-haired farmer, the Mwalimu, then turned to his attempts to instill his idea of African socialism.

Authoritarian socialism also encompassed ideologies like Arab and African Socialism.

African socialism is a belief in sharing economic resources in a "traditional" African way, as distinct from classical socialism.

The Arusha Declaration sparked international discussions and debates about African socialism in the academic and economic world.

He specifically addresses these issues and his politics in a 1967 essay entitled "African Socialism Revisited":

Nyerere introduced African socialism, or Ujamaa, literal meaning 'family-hood'.

Finally, in this city where African socialism was the unquestioned credo for so long, the Government is to inaugurate Ghana's first stock exchange next month.

As president, Micombero became an advocate of African socialism and received support from the People's Republic of China.