The 12th summit of the African Union on the union government has resolved to transform the African Commission of the African Union into the Africa Union Authority.
Briefing the press after the heads of state and government meeting on the Union Government, African Union Commission chairperson, Jakaya Kikwete said the new entity has been given a bigger mandate and the definition of duties and responsibilities to guide the AU members states on the process of ultimately forming a Union Government, which is known as United States of Africa.
Mr. Kikwete, who is also Tanzania President, said the ongoing summit will discuss the structure and fill in the portfolios of the authority which will be launched by July this year.
He said the new organ, to which all leaders were supportive, will have a President, a Vice President and the commissioners, who would be secretaries.
Mr. Kikwete however, explained that all the other organs of the AU such as the Assembly of the union, the Executive Council, Permanent Representative Committee and others have remained unaltered.
He also clarified that AU member countries will remain sovereign states as they have not relinquished any authority.
Mr. Kikwete however said the continent was closer to the formation of the United States of Africa.
He said the seat of the Africa Union Authority would still be Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The process towards the formation of the Union government has followed decisive steps.
On January 2005 the 4th AU summit in Abuja, Nigeria, after reviewing the proposal of creating certain ministerial portfolios for the union, the leaders decided to set up a committee of seven heads of state under the leadership of President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda to examine the proposal in all its ramifications.
In July 2005 the 5th AU summit held in Sirte, Libya affirmed that the ultimate goal of the union is fully political and economic integration leading to the United States of Africa after reviewing the report submitted by the committee, in which it recommended that there was need to work towards the formation of a union government for the continent.
A year later, a committee of seven African heads of state submitted a report to the AU summit. The report, known as “Study on an African Union Government towards the United States of Africa”, outlines a roadmap of forming the United States of Africa by 2015 in three phases.
In November 2006 the AU Executive Council concluded that “All member states should accept the United States of Africa as a common and desirable goal, but differences exist over the modalities and time frame for achieving this goal and the appropriate pace of integration.”
In July 2007, the AU summit met in Accra, Ghana to debate the plan for an African union government.
The United States of Africa is a name sometimes given to one version of the possible future unification of Africa as a national and sovereign federation of states similar in formation to the United States of America.
The idea has been spearheaded by Libyan leader Maummar al-Gaddafi, who is eager for a union government, with other African leaders calling for a gradual process towards the formation of the United States of Africa.
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ok!
We have already discussed this issue. what headway when Zambia is sending cadres to meetings like this one?
Kaya mwandi… [-(
will see….
Lets wait and see what happens. We have dissected this so many times.
It is a good idea. Hope things will workout
Yaba
Whether its called African Union authority ,it will not make any difference African leaders and their democracy are not mature.
Look at the division of wealth in Nigeria, CongO DR, Zambia.The instability in Sudan , Zimbabwe. If the body an any authority we cant not have these primitive situations.THINK AGAIN:o:o:o
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11 is not bad. got a one in it
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The whole of Africa failing to tackle Mugabe, and now we think we can tackle Africa and its complexity if we are a union? What a joke!
This does not make sense to me!! 😕
I am for the idea of SADC being a single sovereign federal govt system nation. I am not for the Idea of Africa being a single sovereign federal govt system nation.
United states of… is not possible considering love for power for most african leaders.
Rich Bandit is blindly following Gaddafi. Think first of the implications. Consult with Zambians. You don’t just go around signing documents without thinking.
#15 Free Market Fimo fimo
But can that even work coz even SADC has got it own share of problems as it is now. Greed and lust for power, selfishness etc… just how can it work?
Africa is not ready for this union/Authority. The continent is ravaged with wars, dictators and poverty. The economies are so diverse – on one hand you’ve weathy countries like South Africa & the Arabic countries in the North, on the other hand, majority of the poor or highly mismanaged countries.
How are they going to blend the Zimbabwean hyper inflation into this union.
The African leaders are over- ambitious. Let them first solve problems in their own countries & then concentrate on conflict resolution & poverty alleviation on the continent.
#4 Moderator boyi why ma passport kuno are costing more than twice the stipulated amount?
Maybe for once they will huv a gud solution concerning the passport issue.
Thats what we get for accepting tractors and maize. The next thing will be waking up one morning and being transfered to work in the fufu plantation. What a Joke. Are we really serious as a Country
Hmmmmm! that will never work! its a waste of time and money!!! African Leaders are power hungry! To avoid conflicts, i would advise we dont involve ourselves in this!
#18. Ba Moze
I think you are right. Maybe we should opt for SADC economic integration rather than political integration.
I propose free trade, customs union and single SADC currency while SADC nations maintain their sovereignty.
However before SADC nations can qualify, they must meet certain obligations. I.e, Single Digit inflation (min. 8%), low unemployment (min 20%), min, of 6% GDP growth and political stability.
Call it what you like but please orgainize, centralize and unite this continent. Time is running out!!!
Only names change…
Same brains and actions…
Wars, hunger, poverty…
Africa needs no names but CHANGE in every SENSE!!!
What names, what change, only talking???
#15 what are you talking about?
Free Market etc…
Now you are talking. thats more beneficial to this region than political integration. Mudala, Africans are greedy. this is why i dont understand why Zambia is looking for Intergration with Africa when we can still benefit regionally here. It just needs proper planning, in my opinion.
, Jamaco, Cutey, Baby C, 3RuQ and others: Hey guys am off to Thorn Park Grill Pa Matebeto for a juicy t-bone steak. Just to crank my apetite after a bottle too many over the weekend. am sure impwa and kalembula na delele would do. rejoice on number one
Is this a club for the existing heads of states in Africa or what is this USA? Some of these heads have been presidents for donkeys of years or are self imposed and sticks to thrones whatever it takes.
They talk about progress that has been made to prepare for the formation of USA ,where are these documents for the African on the ground to see? RB is only a few months in Office, does he know what is nodding ‘Yes’ to:-?:-?.
This thing we are hearing of is more than far gone than meets the eye. Someone stands to benefit while others will be swallowed up. The question is who?
Zambezilanders, RB has signed!!! In the mean time have a good week wherever you are. Bless you.
@29 Lady chiza’s legs
have a good meal bakalamba!!
Make sure you tip the workers for the T Bone. See you later:)>-
PLEASE ANOTHER THREAD SO THAT I CAN BE NUMBALA l-)
Guys uwa chitile discover akabwali mwaume sana. Bushe ili shani story yakwe uyu munthu?
wont work
@ 33 Chewe mwalya akabwali?
You are right on that one.
@ # 15. Free-Market-Capitlst,
True,….Regional intergration should be a pre-requisite to continental intergration,
Jamaco how are you?not yet boyi. I eat akabwali once in a day.Lunch i eat light foods.Ala kwena boyi uwa chitile discover akabwali na coca cola ba ume aba.
However we must be aware of turning into mere south afrikan provinces as opposed to proper intergration, visa-vis monetory policy
Another toothless bull dog to be born, wait and prove me wrong.
ITS THE WASTE IDEA THAT THESE OUR LEADERS WILL EVER MAKE IN THIER LIVES, WE HAVE DIFFERENT CULTURES AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, I DONT THINK IT WILL WORK, NOT EVEN IN MY DREAMS, NEVER
ITS THE WASTE IDEA THAT THESE OUR LEADERS WILL EVER MAKE IN THIER LIVES, WE HAVE DIFFERENT CULTURES AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, I DONT THINK IT WILL WORK, NOT EVEN IN MY DREAMS, NEVER NEVER NEVER
Sounds good, hope it works out for the continents benefits.
“He also clarified that AU member countries will remain sovereign states as they have not relinquished any authority. Mr. Kikwete however said the continent was closer to the formation of the United States of Africa.”
Great stuff Mr Kikwete as we surely need to maintain our soveriegnty
as Zambia and Zambians. Also, please African Heads of States, consult your people in a referadum nature before you do things in a seriously wrong manner.
You have a lot of EXPERIENCE but it appears the experience is being used wrongly. Look at the EU. EU is expanding gradually taking into consideration any country’s behaviour as it recruits new members. This is the WAY TO GO and not one time all together.
This issue of forming a united states of africa wont yied anything.Knowing how greedy and selfish african leaders are,i can assure you that it will even create more problems. I dont just seem to get what Gadaffi is upto.
hmmmm……integratting is a good idea! Ba moze noted 1 point….hw can we talk abt joing up wen we cant seem to handle mugabe! its one of the reasons we should actually gang up! we all look @ the EU and the USA and think they ganged up in an instant! as far as we know europeans had been @ each others throats from we back….in america…wat can we say….it took the civil war to finally seal the union! it always hard to join together if you have different histories and future plans! before i go further, am i need to state my stance….i am for de USA! but i think the way its being approached isnt the way forward! there is so nuch talk, but the average man basically isnt privy to anything
43. Maestro Hhehhehhehhe continued.
The failure by African Heads of State to do things in a gradual and proper manner will culiminate into untold trobles if they are not careful.
We have observed how our country politics are fragmented due to selfishness and this MUST not be attended to a larger federal state of African states without proper care on who joins the federal government at a particular time.
Let us be seriuos and considers dictatorships, wars, religons, etc for each African States before letting a state to join in this African Government. Also, start it small and lets see how a few African States can behave by being together before the rest of the all 53 can join in.
about the union, wat its al about! most of us think its basically a continuation of the OAU….. the 1st thing our leaders need to do is sell us the USA idea then hear us out! before they go out signing document en making them flamboyant promises! all their effort will be dust if we are not involved in the process! Gaddif as we all know is a dictator, so he can go about it the way he does, but the other afro leader, seem to forget dat!
A lot of you guys that contribute on this have not really woken up to reality. Globalisation is not something anyone can stop because the world has being moving towards that direction for thousands of years.Of course there are problems in Africa but don’t deceive yourself by thinking there are no problems in developed countries. Problems are in places where there are human beings. There are countries that have been planning globalisation for over 200 years and the moment Africans will wake up to this the better otherwise we will keep on fighting tribal wars and being consumers Remember this, a consumer pays for everything making others rich & that is what Africa is to a greater extent.Think!
Oh Hail King gaddafi. Note my sarcasm and disgust.
“And more than 200 African kings and traditional rulers have bestowed the title “king of kings” on Muammar Gaddafi.
Biblically, the title ‘King of Kings’ referrers to the Son of God, Jesus Christ. Gaddafi is a Muslim and therefore does not believe that Jesus is the Son of God”
Source: ww w.zambianwatchdog. com/ ?p=1041
Interesting news indeed. let us wait and see what will happen out of all this funny and dangerous stuff that some people are emabrking on.
I think, if this is to work, lets halt any plans for economic and political integration until the masses take heed, both mentally and physically. This is surely going too fast…im all up for an integration E.U style, but we face so many problems individually, it seems like a pipe-dream. Let them seriously analyse the various potential problems with such a merger..it cannot happen overnight…it takes ALOT of time. b-)
50 continued.
‘But Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika said governments wanting greater unity could go ahead on their own, without worrying about splitting Africa.
“Those that are ready can stand and we wish them well and those that are not ready can wait until they assess their positions,” he said.
“There is no need to split Africa because we have mechanisms in place. I don’t think Africa will be split at all, but let us allow each individual sovereign state to take a decision as they think fit.”’
This is what I want to see happen. Hats off to President Bingu wa Mutharika for thinking above average. Atleast not all are lost. How I wish our Zambian President RB Banda’d say this too.
I have never suported the idea of forming a united states of africa and i will never.African leaders are very selfish and greedy.I dont just know what is in the mind of Gadaffi for him to be spearheading this.And let me ask,is Libya a mornachy country or what? Because Gadaffi has been president for too long. LT Award winner 2008 and 2009 for defending Sata from funny characters,who will be holy again on friday when Sabbath is near.
@ # 47. KANGWA….
True, they first need to plant the idea in our minds,
May everyone note this is not an overnite projet, even the EU project is not complete it’s final form is not yet known, it’s still being refined and experimented on at various levels e.g the galileo space programe, single currency, EU parliament,Euro tunnel etc
I hope our leaders are not thinking of implementing this overnite, what is important is there’s a committment to unite or intergrate the continent,
we may not see this in our life time but every african generation will have the task of refining or adding on to this project
so to me what they’re doing is sowing the seeds in the heart and minds
#29, I did mention about your lunch time trips this morning but had forgotten the name of the market.. I will now diarise the name..
I am still waiting for Supergal because she doesnt know that mu lauma emboyo(elbow on the window) mumotoka pa kuya ku lunch iyo..
Akabwali kalawama sana with that choice, impwa, kalembula :xna delele.
Enjoy<:-p
Ma-rubbish
Kangwa & Lusakan Fimo fimo
Point noted. However, this issue though not an over night project, requires serious and level headedness. African leaders, not only dont understand its implications, but also dont move with the times! “Globalisation” is a french word to most. Ask RB what it means for example. He will probably respond thus: “It actually means people are moving together as one so that when we bring good policies, the people can be happy and see the good work my govt is doing. In this regard i wish to thank the people of Zambia for electing me as…..” Surely, can we progress??
what is Nawakwi doing at the AU. is RB paying her now for her endorsement? I hope its not at my expense as tax payer.
@ # 48.Umujoza
U the man,
the short termism of some of our people is buffling 🙁
intergrate or die, what’s all those whingeing about dictators please grow up,
we can’t wait untill the whole 54 artificial african states are ‘democratised’ ( whatever that means),
what we want is a committment that we will work to unite the continet, in what form we don’t know, but there’s a committment
and let the great minds debate, might not happen now but maybe in my grand child’s life time :)>-
So, is this organisation going to solve the Zimbabwe issue? I doubt it. What is this new organisation going to give Aficans? More taxes for some other jolly / talking shop?
senseless,senseless and all senseless,our leaders are such a joke
it’s nonsense.instead of helping zimbabwe to get out of economic mess those presidents are busy discussing unworkable things like AU authoritiy.what is this animal?
@ # 57. Ba Moze….
The origin of the word is not so much of an issue, but how you interprate it and make it work for you, in your prevailing circumstances,
do you know what skeptics said when the idea of a single europe said in the 1950s when it was first brought up,
Europe was broke had just come from a senseless war, communism was taking shape, the colonies were breaking free you name etc
but look at were they’ve got today
you need time guys for your politics to mature and don’t forget it’s not the name “united states of America” that made USA to be what it is today,it’s the people that made it,make Africa and call it USA latter.
Zambia is not ready for this AU authority.it won’t benefit us.it only benefits the big guys
Ba Cutey mwangumfwisha bwino.I really miss that kind of relish.Iye ala mwandini kuti nakalya akabwali. #58 popi,am also wondering,am also suprised with Nawakwi.Kali na ku high teble.
The fact is Africa is not ready for a United States formation. For once, I as a Zambian, have invested so much politically and economically to such an extent that I don’t want to see what I have built in the name of my country zambia be swamped by so many countries in Africa which are so still backward especially politically. Other countries don’t know anything else apart from crime, others are ruled by tinpot dictators. As Zambia we have advanced and achieved so much in a short period of time. The problem is the majority of the continent is still a century behind, and they will just pull us back!!! We need a referandum!!!!
#63 Lusakan Gigs
Point noted. The maturity of european leaders evev then cannot be compared to those in africa now. We have a problem in africa. I’m not a pessimist, no. To the contrary, i would like to see things change for the benefit of our children and our childrens children. Its the calibre of our leaders that worries the living day lights out of me!
This is going to be the most emotive issue of the 21st century in Africa. If these blockheads think they are men-enough to form the USA, why don’t they start by taking on Mugabe??? In stead they find comfort in discussing theoretical ideas… RBB be careful. Don’t go out there comitting us to scums that are about backward countries trying to infect more advanced countries on the continent. You must consult us, first. You are the President of Zambia, but you are not the only citizen!!
Anso ba Cutey kale nalileko umulembwe.I dont Remember the last time i ate nshima with delele or okra or Mutezi. Viva akabwali,Viva akabwali.
With the approach these so called leaders exhibited on Zim.. I doubt this work..lets pray it works [-o<
Everyone on the blogg help me shout,akabwali, akabwali ichi mwela paka bwali guys.Hey,hey and hey.
Chewe
Yashani naimwe?
Ba Chewe 😮
Are you ok??
Akabwali?? Yashani iyo??
imwe mwe batu mwe bakwete data. twafweni. chinshi Nawakwi alechita Ku AU. Ala Thandi uchengele na kamuntu ako. wikaleka kalepalamina bamwine sana, kakudabwisha.
Chewe ala MUNE nomba kwaliba na ma “TEBETO” restaurants mu LUSAKA.
#72, Namundepula munseko for the first time in your new version.!!!
Nishani? chayafya mwee…
Take leave and visit Zedi and sample all those delicacies naimwe… =))
This cant work in uncivilised continet. People are still fighting on tribe lines and
LCK #78
Ati shani mune kanshi ifyo ulelanda? “Tribe lines” shani? Its Africa we are talking about boyi.
Landa bwino. 😕
African politicians amuse me. Of course the idea is good, but unobtainable. Why can we have these issues widely discussed at the country level to get people on board because ultimately it is the people that are being united and not politicians alone.
HHmmm :-w
Guys, I am so disappointed with people like Tetamashimba, Namulambe, Mulongoti and Mpombo.These people are capable of rapping the constitution with impunity. The wrangles within their finished MMD party are as a result of these chaps’ failure to respect their simple constitution. This is not delibarate, it is the product of their lusty for power/favours from RB. Mabenga constitutionally is the acting president of MMD. How can you bend things like this? Mabenga, I blame you. You do not hand over power just like that. Are you not interested in MMD presidency? Why should you allow greedy people to manupilate you?
Gaddaffi must be insane. How can we have a single passport, single currency with Nigerians, Senegalese and roque states like Congo DRC? You must be joking. Honest people like Malawians and a good propoertion of Mozambicans, Zambians, etc would suffer unnecessary injustice during their travels. It simply won’t do and if RB supports this, then it is time for him to be removed as well. Just worry about having a common market and don’t meddle with our own sovereignity. We are too far from such imaginery ideals when the majority of our leaders are as primitive as primitivity itself.
Dream on. I can imagine the circus. Africa, with people like VJ and Teta in it. This can never work please. Stop wasting our time. We know you African leaders. Just greedy and useless chaps
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been elected as chairman of the 53-nation African Union.
RB voted 5X. though tractors Libya give to Zambia, pipo Gaddafi is now the president of Zambia. wapya
I SAW SOMEONE LIKE EDITH “MBULO” NAWAKWI WHAT THE HECK IS SHE DOING THERE AND WHOSE PAYING FOR HER STAY THERE. LETS BE SERIOUS WHAT VALUE IS HER PRESENCE ADDING. HER PRESENCE LEAVES US WITH MORE
QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS.
Here we go again! In the long run the idea of an African Union is a sound one but we need to build from below. Let our leaders focus their minds and energies on resolving the manmy serious issues facing us at regional and local levels. Dafur, Somalia, the Great lakes region, you name it. The track record of the AU has not been exactly outstanding, often we wait for the West to tell us we have a problem or we have genocide, time for us to get serious and do some deep introspection and face up to our problems and not merely hug each other as if nothing is wrong.
I agree with the views of another observer that we have a bit to leatrj from the systematic way Europe has gone about things.
Good idea,but trust me the western world is definately not for the idea.Yes we have wars around Africa because of the same chaps.
With God everything is possible.So all peace loving bloggers get on yoyr knees and pray for mother africa and its corrupt leaders.
The formation of the United States of Africa is a nice dream; hopefully the selfishness of our political leaders won’t torpedo the whole endeavour. Viva Africa.
AFRICAN LEADERS HAVE NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT. INSTEAD OF SOLVING POVERTY AND ALMOST TOTAL LACK OF FOOD THEY COPYING EU. THEY ARE JUST A BUNCH OF CROOKS.
WITH AN EXCEPTION OF BOTSWANA LEADERS, OF COURSE.
Our leaders should stop leading us into these unions without consultation. KK was the biggest culprit but he was a dictator anyway so he can be excused. He led us into the United Nations first, but that may be excused. Then he led us into the OAU and that may also be excused. But, after that we had Non-Aligned Movement, Frontline States, SADCC, COMESA etc. We paid dearly for membership to these organisations, but we stiil maintained our ’sovereignity.’ Now, United States of Africa? That is a step too far. We can have an economic union but we should remain politically independent. Although, I am dragged screaming here, I know that it is inevitable that there will be a ONE WORLD GOVT soon.
Sorry #88. Immigrant
This is not a good idea, but it is setting the stage for the one world government that will be led by ‘the man of sin’, ‘the son of pedition,’ who will set himself up as god one day. Regional bodies will eventually conglomerate to form one mass of humanity. There will only be one real unification of the world for ‘we are gathering together unto Him.’ But in the meantime, man’s way will be tried and shown to fail. ‘Even so, maranatha!’
Lusakan Gigolo
My view is a religious one. We are a self-acclaimed Christian nation. perhas very soon, we are heading towards scrapping of that status by some one in a position of power so that we can embrace more worldly politically correct ideologies. I don’t support a US of Africa, just as you will notice that UK will not be in the final EU structure. Watch with me. We have not exhausted our own governance structures, for instance, federalism would help us a lot before we even rush into poverty driven alliances to please Gaddafi’s conscience.
On 12th january 2009 Kissinger wrote in
International Herald Tribune
The chance for a new world order
According to Kissinger, the rapidly unfolding economic depression and accompanying misery for billions of people “generates a unique opportunity for creative diplomacy” to usher in “a world financial order” and force sovereign nations “to face the reality that its dilemmas can be mastered only by common action,” that is to say through world government and a New World Order
[-o< GOD HELP US ALL
For starters, this is one crazy idea. There are loads of ideological differences between African States, most of which are underpinned by religion. Then comes the issue of power relations!! The Darfur and Zimbabwe/Somali situations have highlighted critical issues that beg critical analyses. Although we are all Africans, our core values are different. In the United States of America, they share the same values i.e at least to a larger extent. How much power will countries Swaziland or Eritria have? Centralising power is not always the best option as evidenced by the expansion of the EU. We need to think about this people..pros/cons, Kapiche’!! 😕
always changing titles but no transformation!
#97 JD
Most of problems(wars) in Africa are a pretext to create enemies and corral populations behind a tyrannical agenda,that is the AU(new world order).This is called the HEGEL DIALECTIC
The Hegelian dialectic is the framework for guiding our thoughts and actions into conflicts that lead us to a predetermined solution. If we do not understand how the Hegelian dialectic shapes our perceptions of the world, then we do not know how we are helping to implement the vision for the future
#99 True and well said!! :)>-
You people, when did Arabs start to Africans despite geopraphically being in Africa. People in Durful are being killed for being black Africans. Why do we accept anything that comes on our way just because so and so said this. We should not put our heads in the mouth of a lion even when we have eyes to see where it is coming from. Actually, Black Africans have freedom in western countries than in Arab countries. Arabs need Black Africans when they need something from them.
I think a country like Botswana cannot be part of this because they have the strongest values and nationalism. They do not move with the wind, they analyse things critically thats why they are developed. Lets watch and see.
PLEASE LETS STP DREAMING!