African Union (AU) Commission Expert on Post Conflict Reconstruction and Peace Building has supported the idea for the formulation of the Africa Union government.
Dr. Naison Ngoma observed that countries on the continent if they are configured
underone Government, they would be effective in addressing, economic, political and
issues of security and defence.
The AU expert stated that countries as single states are vulnerable to various
external factors.
At the just ended AU summit in Accra, Ghana, African leaders failed to reach an
agreement on the establishment of the African government.
The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and other AU countries said the
continent has not yet attained higher levels of political and economic integration
to warrant this.
President Levy Mwanawasa who also attended the AU Summit in Ghana recently said
Zambia would consult widely before committing itself saying the proposal had serious
implications on political structures.
My friend from Gabon he said this as he arguement when I asked about USA. Its not possible to unite poverty plus poverty the result will death.
Dr Ngoma is a gold digger, he just wants to be in employment, do you think anyone President has capacity to unite Muslims and Christians whose beliefs are miles apart?christians are torelant towards stealing these other guys apply sharia law,adultery is forgivable in xtianity , sharia law on the other hand is hard on it?You are jokers ka Dr Ngoma look for another job this one is going nowhere, fyonse ifi ulelanda fyabufi pumbafu.
Appears to be abit of “Headline grabber” this Ngoma, perhaps shalila sana ishi ngoma mu mutwe!!!
EU,USA,ASIA,Australia have a collective goal while Africa has still PETTY goals.
All African nationals can not go to Egypt unless they obtain a visa before their departure. ok maybe Egypt is too far.
Economically,SACU,COMESA,SADC etc have failed to unite and trade amongst themselves,only RSA seems to be moving on the positive side, and we all know who and what has built their economy.
Politically,we have tyrants like Omar al-Bashir,Gbagbo, KK,Mugabe,Mobutu,Amin etc can we unite with such who have failed to unite within their own states.
USA of Afria with all this. Pygmies housed in a Zoo in Congo
The organisers say the grounds of Brazzaville zoo are closer to the pygmies’ natural habitat.
Everyone knows the ideas Dr Ngoma is talking about would face insurmountable practical difficulties in Africa. However, he’s probably right in observing that Africa is poor partly because of geographical and cultural fragmentation.
There is still a long way before one can call for AU government.
There many areas in which the African Union can have a common ground before calling for a common government. Areas like education, transport and communication, health, customs and immigration etc. Its only in sport where they are trying through CAF. SADC has tried i many of such areas. I’m not sure about other regional groupings.
#7 FIZZ, Iam surprised with your observation especially on SADC if they were working hard on the border of south africa and zimbabwe we were not going to have an wire fence. People are not free in the region.
Good observation #8 Easy. Those who’ve followed our history will remember that the Brits wanted to make Malawi, Zed and Zim one country, but it failed lamentably…just because we share borders or exist on the same continent doesn’t mean we should unite. Only nations with common goals and aspirations, and similar style of governance can talk about uniting. The EU for instance requires a nation to make a formal application to join. Certain minimum requirements have to be met by the applicant b4 been admitted…the ‘Malawi, Zed and Zim one country’ in my view was a good idea, economically…but I can’t imagine Kamuzu, Kk nor Mugabe letting the other to lead.
#8 Even though there is a wire fence, you do not need to apply and wait for a visa. You have to understand a wire fence could have been a situational remedy. Remember that you are allowed to drive in south africa with you zed driver’s licence. thats just one simple example.
EU and U.N. considering force for Darfur refugees in Chad
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The European Union and the United Nations are considering sending troops and police to protect Darfur refugees and other homeless people in neighbouring Chad, a senior U.N. official said on Friday.
Stressing that talks were still in the preliminary stage, Jean-Marie Guehenno, the undersecretary-general in charge of peacekeeping, told reporters the United Nations was studying a U.N. Security Council resolution for Chad.
This would authorize a European military force and a “multidimensional U.N. mission with a strong police component to address the security situation … in the refugee camps and the internally displaced people,” he said.
Guehenno, a Frenchman, said he was travelling to Brussels next week for discussions with EU officials.
In Darfur, at least 200,000 people are estimated to have died and 2.1 million chased from their homes since the conflict flared in 2003, when African rebels took up arms against the Arab-dominated Khartoum government in a fight over resources.
Eastern Chad has some 230,000 Sudanese refugees and 120,000 of its own citizens chased from villages along the border with Sudan’s Darfur, mainly by pro-Sudan government militia. Most live in arid camps in the impoverished country.
France last month asked the EU to send up to 12,000 troops to Chad to set up a humanitarian corridor to Darfur refugees but the EU has not responded yet.
Javier Solana, the EU foreign policy chief, said on Thursday he had met French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss various international crises, including the Darfur conflict.
In an interview with the French La Crois newspaper, Solana said he and Sarkozy “talked about the possibility of deploying rapidly, in cooperation with the president of Chad, a temporary European Union force” to protect the camps in Chad.
He said EU troops would stay in Chad until the arrival of a joint United Nations and African Union force in Darfur, not anticipated until well into next year.
EU foreign ministers are due to discuss Sudan when they next meet on July 23, looking at what the EU can do to support an existing AU force in the region and what could be done in Chad, an EU official said in Brussels.
Faced with large numbers of refugees arriving from Darfur, and struggling to contain violence linked to the Darfur conflict and a domestic rebellion, Chad has repeatedly called for international assistance to protect refugees but until recently has balked at a military force.