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Courtesy of The Point Newspaper

Libyan Leader Calls for a United States of Africa
Thursday 21st June 2007

By Nfamara Jawneh in Tripoli

The Libyan leader, Muammar Al Ghadaffi, has once again reiterated his 
call for Africans to unite and form a united government

The Libyan leader made these remarks on yesterday at the opening of a 
two-day international conference underway in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

According to him there is no justification for delaying the unity of 
Africa. He therefore underscored the need for the removal of borders; 
visa and customs requirements so that people can move freely within 
Africa. "United Africa has the ability to become a super power in the 
world," he asserted.

He cited the example of United States of America and Europe, enquiring 
rhetorically: "Why can't Africa unite?" He declared his belief in the 
possibility of African unity.

He claimed that the US Secretary of State, Condolezza Rice, is better 
known even within Africa than the Commission members of the African 
Union, whom he said are known only by name as their terms of reference 
are limited.

He recollected that when efforts were being made to unite America, there 
was a lot of scepticism that it could not become a reality, explaining 
that it was nevertheless eventually achieved and that it has ultimately 
become a superpower.

It could be recalled that the theory of African unity has been expounded 
by African leaders such as Kwame Nkrumah, Sekou Toure, Kenneth Kaunda, 
to name but a few. Recent developments have seen the leader of the 
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Muammar Ghaddaffi, forming part of the vanguard 
to advance African Unity.
 



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