1. Posted on Monday 2 February 2009 - 11:32

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   Yohanes

   

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   Text and photo by Andualem Sisay, AfricaNews reporter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

   Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been elected as the new chairman of the 53-nation African Union. He was elected by delegates at the AU summit in Ethiopia on Monday. He was widely tipped to get the node but some members of the union were said to have expressed their misgivings about his nomination.

   

   The 12th Au heads of states summit kicked off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia prioritizing the issue of forming the Union Government of Africa.
   
   Leaders of more than 40 African countries including the new Somali’s Transitional Government President, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed convene for three days on major African issues with a theme, “infrastructure development in Africa”.
   
   Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, the moderate Islamist leader won the presidency in an all-night parliament session in neighboring Djibouti at the end of January, 2009 and vowed to end conflict in the Horn of Africa nation, make peace with neighbors and rule with honesty and justice.
   
   During the first day of meeting the leaders were expected to deal conclusively with the discussion regarding the formation of the Union Government of Africa. It was expected to give birth to a Federal government for Africa after more than half-a century of debate.
   
   “This is an ordinary summit and a certain number of critical issues would be dealt with and concluded at this summit,” told media African Union Commission President Jean Ping. “The want to deal with the issue the Union Government during this summit,” he said.
   
   African leaders have been discussing the formation of a Union Government of Africa for the past half a century. The founders of the Pan African debate set the ambitious goals of uniting the continent and sharing its wealth in a way that is beneficial to the continents citizenry.
   
   So far, at least 20 African states have endorsed the creation of the Union Government of Africa. There are some eight African states which support the idea in principle but prefer a gradual movement.
   
   Libya, the main state behind the Union Government, says any ‘gradualist’ idea towards the unity of Africa was too slow.
   
   But, the states most Southern African region, which want the gradual formation of the Union Government, say neither the proposers nor the opposers of the idea would get what they want.
   
   African diplomats have disclosed that a breakthrough has been reached on the emotive issue of setting up this Union Government of Africa, but major problems still remain on how to make it operational.

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1. Posted on Monday 02 February 2009 14:48

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   mfarafina

   

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   I Hope that at last a resolution will be reached at the City of Sellasie. It primarily signifies freeedom as Ethiopia is tha only uncolonized African state which fought to keep our identity. The Battles of Adowa the struggles of the emperors and eventual triumph be the guiding examples to our Heads of states at Addis Ababa.
   
   We have trodden the paths of divission and are coming to a realisation that beyond the horizon of our path lies only death annihillation and eventual and sure slavery. It is high time we took a step back and walk the paths untrodden towards oneness towards love towards prosperity of a unified Africa
   
   I appeal to all proffessionals geograpphers scientists philosophers and the rest to take upon the noble task os modelling this grteat nation. We should at least break and complitely relinquish geographical borders that were designed by European self interested looters that knew little of the composition of the demographic units they formed and were merely pushed to it by the thirst for resources. By setting up completely different geographical bounderies we will help the embrace of the larger Africa at the cost of our local nationalities which is painstacking but what has ever been achieved without sacrifice. Also the neo-colonial bond that tethers our little Worlds to our eternal proclaimed masters can be so severed as ther will no longer be states that claim to be our former masters.
   
   There should be complete and absolute intergration where I suggest Kiswahili the most widely spoken African language be adopted to sever the Franco Germanic and anglo differences of our various states. Philosophies of our unity recognition of national idols like Nkurumah and our joint History trials and tribulations be drawn up to guide our future as a common and shared notions that are primary to fostering a nation. Invitation of the Brothers in Diaspora to come Back and help Build our shared home and origin and fulfil Marcus dream of Pan Africanism.
   
   IN general let all the players in the establishment of this one great nation fold their sleeves and get to work. Let us embrace selflessness and aptly work towards the achievement of what might be a light at the end of our tunnel of misery hunger tyranny neo colonialism and atrocities that continue to ail our great continent. Quoth Obama, We will be judged by what we can achive. And Believe you me when our son and forebearers will look back and reflect on the sacrifices we make now and in their comfort they will apreciate every black heart that put a single building stone to the establishment of our Nation of Africa. It comes at a great time when we have our son Obama at the helm of power, let us use thas to elicit support from the state that might have otherwise spelt doom to the endevour. This is our time. Emancipate Africa. All eyes on Addis Ababa.

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