Maintain that and your language. We as Africans ,united we can achieve greater things never imagined, I believe our weaknesses lie in the fact that we are divided as a continent but we embrace and welcome foreigners to our lands who come here only to steal our resources and dont give a shit about the African black skin Products and services then become of better quality at a lower cost. It makes no sense to suggest they all adopt a unilateral administrative pattern different from what they have known for thousands of years. The current leader of the African Union Assembly is Bingu Wa Mutharika, the President of Malawi. The efforts to silence the guns has been singularly ineffective. Before the international. Portfolios of the Commission1. I have seen we have some africans who are good for nonthing according to what they say. Two years later he was dead. Promoting Africas growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states. The numbers are going up via bilateral agreements between African states and foreign governments. I am an inventor, an engineer, a business owner, I work in all the fields necessary to know how to solve problems. However, some of these missions have been criticized as being too underfunded, undermanned, and untrained. Do you think his death was a coincidence? https://www.thoughtco.com/african-union-definition-1434325 (accessed March 4, 2023). True as it may be that many African countries are progressing what about those that arent . Here the African Union has no control over their growing presence because they come through bilateral agreements between member states and foreign powers. These leaders meet semi-annually to discuss the budget and major goals of peace and development. The 2nd step will be to abolish and dump christianity a religion emposed on us by the former colonizers a religion that has brought so much suffering amongst Africans by keeping us enslaved and worshiping a so called white jesus christ that was manufactured by white people to control African minds and keep us waiting for this jesus to come and save us Located in West Africa, Burkina Faso is between 9 20 ' and 15 5 ' latitude north, and between 2 20 ' longitude east and 5 30 ' longitude west, Burkina Faso is landlocked country, with an area of 274,200 Km and the number of its inhabitant is estimated around17.42 million in 2014 (The World Bank, 2015). So each Bloc would have its own Parliament and have unique laws within the laws of the One African State. Nigeria for Example has a boko Haram issue in Northern Nigeria and now it has bled over into Border countries areas like Chad, Niger, Cameroon, if their were no border countries it would have spread like wildfire into other countries. You have only highlighted elements that make a single African state seem impossible rather than identifying the commonalities that we could leverage upon to strengthen African unity. This report is going to analyze their 2nd expansion, which took place in the United Kingdom during the year 2006. Federalism. Neither did it speak out against General Constantino Chiwenga, the coup leader, becoming the vice-president. Conversely, a strong company culture, where individuality encourages new thoughts, ideas, and collaborative efforts and collaborative efforts can move the organization forward. Unrealistic goals and ambitions set by African leaders. But peace and security continue to elude the continent. People need to look at African Dictators Mugabe and Gaddafi for example, these men were the most influential men in Africa who were pushing this United States in Africa but cant even fix the issues in their own country and were contributing to their countries issues, that it lead to one dying by his own people(Gaddafi) and another be pushed out by force by his own people(Mugabe), and we should forget that & take advise from those two, are you serious? Despite numerous protocols and signing of technical consensus documents to facilitate the free movement of goods and people across borders, the AUs record in stimulating the removal of trade barriers between countries in the union is less than impressive and the value of intra-African trade is still abysmally low as a percentage of total trade. The rest will inevitably change one way or the other. Theres a precedent: the Southern African Development Community under the chairmanship of late Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa opposed the establishment of an American base in the region. In July 1999, the Assembly decided to convene an extraordinary session to expedite the process of economic and political integration in the continent. Instead, I kept mine and learned new way of life. The AU has clearly had reasonable achievements through its direct contribution and partnership with the international body to resolving and decreasing conflicts in some of the region's . No where has that dynamic force proved more decisive than in the African struggle for decolonization. The OAU provides the arena within which common African policies are forged, or disputed, and where the tensions of inter-African relations can be released. Although the OAU gave weapons to rebels and was successful in eliminating colonization, it could not eliminate the massive poverty problem. POLITICAL AFFAIRS (Human Rights, Democracy, Good Governance, Electoral Institutions, Civil Society Organizations, Humanitarian Affairs, Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons)3. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, was appointed to lead the AU institutional reforms process. They should learn our languages too. Its up to you live for areason that would die rather than dieing for a reason that would live. Hi my name is Jackline Celestine Kitale from Tanzania and I would like to say that I agree with almost everything you just pointed out but I think that shouldnt be the reasons that stop the union of Africa. It is only a matter of time for those called developing nations to join the developed ones. That was the mantra back then and it is the mantra today. Dont get me wrong Swahili should be learned to improve communication amongst us, but that should not come to undermine our own mother tongues. The African Union can grant sanctions on disobedient states and withhold economic and social benefits. (2021, February 16). Your email address will not be published. The Court of JusticeA Court of Justice of the Union shall be established. In the end of the day as much as Nigeria has its issues, I will always be proud of being Yoruba & Nigerian first then African second and their is nothing wrong with that. Africa covers a staggering 11.7 million square milesalmost three times the size of Europeand it is deeply pluralized. Borders are alien to Africa and people need to love one another. No some will develop then some will probably be run through the mud cos they cant meet tenth of the own countries demand. My people, this is just an outline of what would be of the new country. This drop is mainly because the manufacturing jobs that have historically made up a large portion of US union jobs are being moved overseas or lost to automation. I am an Ethiopian American who migrated to the U.S.A many years ago. There will be the less corruption between the leaders and the population because there will be more stable security in all parts of EAC members The use of the same currency in the E.A.C region will reduce monetary union instability and it will eliminate the rate of the exchange rate and favors trade for the participated countries. We can finally have our own resources backing up the currency that would be a great storm to hit our land and we can finally create our own Central bank thats also backed up by our own resources and mineral altogether. Again, a critical reason the economies of equally larger unions such as China and India have worked is because of the homogeneity of values among their people. It studies the causes of these problems, like famine, drought, crime, and war. Financial issues: Insufficient finance is also another major problem that is presently bedeviling the African Union. The United lands would have a local, state and federal lvl government. Africans can only be respected if United. Either way, the geopolitical structure of the continent would not allow for such unification. Who will lead us? It also hosts British, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish military bases. The document outlined 54 practical steps that needed to be taken. Wish some great black minds can come together for this. According to Ogbonmwan (2008), every society has rules, principles, norms and values that regulate and conduct its members. African society is too complex to work under a unitary system. From the advertisements of malnourished, African children to our education, or rather lack of education, about African countries in the American school system, the concept of Africa as an impoverished continent has been engrained into our minds. Brother what we have in common far exceeds what we dont. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was officially signed at the African Union Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda on March 18, 2018. If there was unity amongst at least 7 countries or states today. I disagree with the author of the article about India. A myriad of non-tariff barriers to cross-border trade, characterised chiefly by long delays at border crossings and legal and illegal payments which increase transaction costs, is a major obstacle to expansion of intra-African trade. My brother GADDAFI died for a reason that will live other than living for a reason that would died. Am talking about having a common situation that we all find ourselves in regardless our ethnicity, country political ideology etc, that is being a black people continuously oppressed and maimed our economic, critical and abstract regards on how to run our affairs . In South Africa all Bantu languages can be grouped into three and four at most and but we are told there are 14 languages. Immense human and material resources were consecrated to the task of decolonizing Africa. For any comment about my idea ,please clarify it from me . This will set the stage for crafting robust legislation, policies, institutions and mechanisms for long-term stability in such countries. We should not look for united africa for economic reason being our main purpose, our main purpose should be restating our identity? Citizens of some AU member states are apprehensive about the consequences on their personal well- being and livelihoods of growing Chinese presence in their national economies. However, since the country adopted federalism in 1963, it has struggled with structural problems ranging from resource control to ethnic marginalization and defining the extent to which federating units should be autonomous. The main objectives of the OAU were, inter alia, to rid the continent of the remaining vestiges of colonization and apartheid; to promote unity and solidarity among African States; to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development; to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States and to promote international cooperation within the framework of the United Nations.Indeed, as a continental organization the OAU provided an effective forum that enabled all Member States to adopt coordinated positions on matters of common concern to the continent in international fora and defend the interests of Africa effectively.Through the OAU Coordinating Committee for the Liberation of Africa, the Continent worked and spoke as one with undivided determination in forging an international consensus in support of the liberation struggle and the fight against apartheid. We would also have a congress (council) that would make the Nations laws. They would be enough to set the example for the rest to join the Union. we are trying to bake here. Anyway this is a great idea .lets take an example of a chain.its made strong by sub pieces together.bit when it was one,it was the weakest. *{In February 2009, upon being elected chairman of the 53-nation African Union in Ethiopia, Gaddafi told the assembled African leaders: I shall continue to insist that our sovereign countries work to achieve the United States of Africa.[6] The BBC reported that Gaddafi had proposed a single African military force, a single currency and a single passport for Africans to move freely around the continent. Our diversity is our strength. The leaders of the African Union work together to promote health, education, peace, democracy, human rights, and economic success. The advent of the African Union (AU) can be described as an event of great magnitude in the institutional evolution of the continent. The Assembly of Heads of State and Government is the supreme organ of the Union.The Executive CouncilComposed of Ministers or Authorities designated by the Governments of Members States. What are some of the major problems facing the African Union? Thirdly some countries internal problems will bleed over into other countries as will and turn Africa into a blood bath. The African Union supports agricultural projects. There have also been some hiccups or setbacks, such as the decision by the AU to move its July 2012 bi-annual summit from Lilongwe, Malawi, to Addis Ababa in response to Malawis refusal to invite the Sudans head of state, Omar al-Bashir, from participating on the ground that he is charged and under a warrant of arrest by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes: this, in a way, reflects a potential conflict between African regionalism and international mechanisms to promote and protect the rule of law, justice and respect for human rights. The transition from OAU to AU was clearly intended to transform the institutional framework for realizing the pan-African vision and mission from what some critics regarded as a mere talking shop to an action-oriented forum.