After Africa's decolonization, two rival factions shaped the continent's political course. Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah and Egypt's Gamal Abdel-Nasser led the Casablanca Group, advocating quick pan-African unity. However, Nigeria's Nnamdi Azikiwe and Liberia’s William Tubman piloted the Monrovia Group, favoring phased integration and national sovereignty.
