Explain the relationship between citizen and a right to vote

AgfgdfadfgWhat is the nature of the link between citizenship and the right to vote? What is it about being a citizenof a polity which is thought to qualify the individual for participation in elections? Why is ... to therelationship between an individual and a supranational body, as in the term 'citizen of the European Union' employed.

It developed as a reaction to the impact of european colonialism in africa on peoples of african descent. in the  mid-20th century, activists in africa adopted pan-africanism as a rallying cry for independence from colonial rule. some african pan-africanists sought to unite the continent as one independenthope it was useful