Pan Africanism and its modern version, African Renaissance are popular themes in contemporary African discourse. The year 2013, declared as the year of Pan Africanism and African Renaissance, marks the 50th anniversary celebration of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU). What does Pan Africanism and African Renaissance really mean and what are the prospects for their consolidation in the future? Let us start with understanding Pan Africanism and then the link between the two.