Without doubt the idea of unifying the continent
politically, economically and socially by bringing it together culturally and
economically is one of the most important dreams which enthralled the
imagination of Africans for many generations.
It was given serious thought by the founding fathers of the
African liberation movement such as Nkrumah, Sekou Ture, Gamal Abdel Nasser,
Kenneth Kaunda, Patrice Lumumba and of recent, the Libyan leader Muammar
Gaddafi.
What Africa
owns of natural wealth and capacities make it at least the first or second
power in the globe. Its own raw materials and the resources enable it to
potentially establish a giant federal economy capable of competing the largest
economies of the world. In any language Africa
represents a massive economic weight which can make all Africans rich people,
needless of external relief as much as they are in need of extracting their
natural land wealth.
Africa
today is devoting all its energies and accelerating all its efforts for a
bright and shining future through the umbrella of the Great African Union.
Let us work together for a united Africa
capable of creating its own destiny and talking with one resounding voice that
will make the whole world tremble. The establishment of a federal government
will shift Africans from the union position, to a group of states whose
interests coincide and melt into one giant entity.
Africa
needs to widen its steps, and complete the construction of its project, for we
are in an era when events develop at a drastic pace.
The Africa
of today is not the Africa
of the past. It is not the Dark Continent
or the exploited continent as portrayed by others. Africa
today is shining and radiating brightness. It is a solid and strong continent
whose people are the mainstay of its power and wealth. Therefore, to a large
extent the issue of integrating the continent must be taken seriously as unity
is strength.
We urge that as Africans we also stop killing each other and
bring to end all wars in the continent for the sake of our people.
"Things are where things are, and as fate has willed. So
they shall be fulfilled."
Aeschylus
