http://www.justiceafrica.org/2007/06/28/a-united-government-of-africa-its-now-or-never/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:12:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://www.justiceafrica.org/2007/06/28/a-united-government-of-africa-its-now-or-never/comment-page-1/#comment-47124 Global Voices Online » Is Africa ready for a United States of Africa? Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:17:07 +0000 http://www.justiceafrica.org/blog/2007/06/28/a-united-government-of-africa-its-now-or-never/#comment-47124 [...] Tajudeen Abdul-Rahman considers the idea of a United States of Africa a lack of creativity: This is unfortunate because even those of us enthusiastic about the unity of Africa would wish that the leaders are a bit more creative than just wanting to create another USA. Given what one USA is doing, it would be a disservice to humanity to want to inflict another USA on the world. Our values should be made of better ethics and love for humanity and affirmation of life with dignity than to be copying the United States of America whose unity is based on a genocide against indigenous Indians, the slavery of people of African origin, and a continuing plunder of the rest of the world. The agenda has pitched leaders against leaders and different sectors of our informed and ill-informed publics against one another. But basically there are two broad positions- those who want a united government and those who aim to have union of states later; with a third position essentially calling for a Federal Government. None disagree about the need for Africa to unite. So if there is no disagreement about the goal what is the debate about? [...] [...] Tajudeen Abdul-Rahman considers the idea of a United States of Africa a lack of creativity: This is unfortunate because even those of us enthusiastic about the unity of Africa would wish that the leaders are a bit more creative than just wanting to create another USA. Given what one USA is doing, it would be a disservice to humanity to want to inflict another USA on the world. Our values should be made of better ethics and love for humanity and affirmation of life with dignity than to be copying the United States of America whose unity is based on a genocide against indigenous Indians, the slavery of people of African origin, and a continuing plunder of the rest of the world. The agenda has pitched leaders against leaders and different sectors of our informed and ill-informed publics against one another. But basically there are two broad positions- those who want a united government and those who aim to have union of states later; with a third position essentially calling for a Federal Government. None disagree about the need for Africa to unite. So if there is no disagreement about the goal what is the debate about? [...]

]]> http://www.justiceafrica.org/2007/06/28/a-united-government-of-africa-its-now-or-never/comment-page-1/#comment-44673 Kunle Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:55:27 +0000 http://www.justiceafrica.org/blog/2007/06/28/a-united-government-of-africa-its-now-or-never/#comment-44673 A brilliant presentation of the issue. One ingredient that will be painfully lacking in Africa's journey to unity is charismatic true African leadership. The level of narrow-mindedness we currently see among African leaders will sadly create the debacle of the takeoff of a meaningful discuss on the feature of the continent as a united nation and people. I however earnestly hope to be proven wrong. A brilliant presentation of the issue. One ingredient that will be painfully lacking in Africa’s journey to unity is charismatic true African leadership. The level of narrow-mindedness we currently see among African leaders will sadly create the debacle of the takeoff of a meaningful discuss on the feature of the continent as a united nation and people. I however earnestly hope to be proven wrong.

]]> http://www.justiceafrica.org/2007/06/28/a-united-government-of-africa-its-now-or-never/comment-page-1/#comment-44532 Editor’s Pick: Justice Africa On United States of Africa - AfricanLoft Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:40:07 +0000 http://www.justiceafrica.org/blog/2007/06/28/a-united-government-of-africa-its-now-or-never/#comment-44532 [...] An Op-ed in the Justice Africa blog takes on the issue of creating a United States of Africa, which will be discussed in the forthcoming summit of the African Union in Accra, Ghana.  The agenda has pitched leaders against leaders and different sectors of our informed and ill-informed publics against one another. But basically there are two broad positions- those who want a united government and those who aim to have union of states later; with a third position essentially calling for a Federal Government. None disagree about the need for Africa to unite. So if there is no disagreement about the goal what is the debate about? [...] [...] An Op-ed in the Justice Africa blog takes on the issue of creating a United States of Africa, which will be discussed in the forthcoming summit of the African Union in Accra, Ghana.  The agenda has pitched leaders against leaders and different sectors of our informed and ill-informed publics against one another. But basically there are two broad positions- those who want a united government and those who aim to have union of states later; with a third position essentially calling for a Federal Government. None disagree about the need for Africa to unite. So if there is no disagreement about the goal what is the debate about? [...]

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