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Gadhafi elected president of the African Union By Akbar Muhammad Updated Feb 25, 2009, 03:17 pm
TRIPOLI, Libya - The African Union (AU) summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa recently elected the Leader of the Libyan Revolution Muammar Gadhafi new President of the AU. The position will give Gadhafi the power to influence policies across Africa for the next year.
Gadhafi immediately vowed to push on with his plans to strengthen the institutions of the AU and make the African states stronger, stable and peaceful in a rather unstable world.
In his acceptance speech, he said, I think the coming time will be a time of serious work and a time for action, not just empty words.
In 1999 and up to the establishment of the Union in Durban, South Africa in 2002, many dismissed the whole idea of an African Union as unrealistic. But due to Gadhafi's insistence, persistence and audacity, and his strong belief in the future of a united, prosperous African continent as well as his commitment to devote his country's resources to serve such a noble cause made the dream a reality. He told Africa's heads of state that there is much to do and that some of AU procedures need to be reviewed in order to speed up the establishment of African Union institutions.
He also promised to do all he can to solve the problem of Darfur and other African conflicts.In his acceptance speech, Gadhafi acknowledged that he, at times, provoked some of Africa's heads of state in order to push the agenda of the African Union.
However, he said, for the African leaders to have different views regarding the future of the content is healthy. Credit goes to all heads of state and their sovereign countries for making the right decisions, said the Libyan leader. It was reported that in a closed meeting much of the opposition to the election of Gadhafi was lead by South Africa and Uganda, two countries that the Libyan Leader and his country's men and women had helped the most to achieve their goals of freedom and justice for their people.
Gadhafi told the summit he did not wish to take up the post of the chairman of the AU earlier, even though he was invited to, because he believed that his position was to help push the car regardless who was the driver. Africa must realize its dreams of unity, regardless of any one's official position.
Gadhafi is, in fact, the engineer and the founder of the AU. He called for an emergency African Summit of the Organization of African Unity on Sept. 9, 1999 in Libya, and methodically laid out why the OAU should move forward African Union. He said if Dr. Kwame Nkrumah could raise from his grave, the masses, the young, the old, the students, the workers, the military, the civil servants and the politicians, would have carried him on their shoulders.The African masses real objective is to see the birth of a United States of Africa that is rich, peaceful and secure.
In 1999 and up to the establishment of the Union in Durban, South Africa in 2002, many dismissed the whole idea of an African Union as unrealistic. But due to Gadhafi's insistence, persistence and audacity, and his strong belief in the future of a united, prosperous African continent as well as his commitment to devote his country's resources to serve such a noble cause made the dream a reality.
During the African summit, Gadhafi praised outgoing AU President Jakaya Kikwete, who is also the president of Tanzania, for good management during his tenure and insisted that the chairman of the AU Commission Jean Ping of Gabon should keep his post as he has proven to be capable in running the Union's day to day affairs.
The Presidency of the African Union is a rotating position held by heads of state for one year and gives the holder influence over the continent's politics.
Gadhafi believes with so many other Leaders of Africa, as well as millions of Africans in the Diaspora, that only a United States of Africa can tackle the long-term issues of poverty, disease, illiteracy, and conflicts and make the continent a global powerhouse. He recognized, however, that there was much work to be done and that many African leaders are not in agreement with where and how to start.
The new AU President is seen by the masses as an accomplished statesman in Africa who is seriously committed to serving the interests of the continent.
In his closing speech, Gadhafi made it clear that Libya alone among oil-producing nations, has not lost money during the world financial crisis. Libya has not lost a single dollar in this crisis.Libya has invested billions in Africa. We have not invested in America, he emphasized.
Gadhafi praised the new American president and described Barack Hussein Obama's accession to the White House as a victory against racism, and urged the first Black U.S. president to lead his country boldly and with integrity. The Black people's struggle has made tremendous advances against racism in America. It was God who created color. Today President Obama, a son of Kenyan father, a true son of Africa, has made it in the United States of America, he said.
We hope he will be well protected, strong and unshakable. America doesn't belong to the Whites alone. I hope he will be able to accomplish the change that he carries in his spirit, Gadhafi added. In his Green Book written over 30 years ago, Gadhafi was able to foresee that Blacks will prevail in the world. The election of a young energetic Black president of the most powerful nation on earth is a clear proof that Muammar Gadhafi, a revolutionary thinker, has been institutively right.
The Explorer Member # 14778
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quote:Originally posted by meninarmer:
Gadhafi elected president of the African Union By Akbar Muhammad Updated Feb 25, 2009, 03:17 pm
TRIPOLI, Libya - The African Union (AU) summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa recently elected the Leader of the Libyan Revolution Muammar Gadhafi new President of the AU. The position will give Gadhafi the power to influence policies across Africa for the next year.
Surprise, surprise...NOT.
meninarmer Member # 12654
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The United States Of Africa is coming!
AbuAnu Member # 16410
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More bullshit is coming if u actually believe in Nationality u are crazy its the biggest game African Union was created to control Africans People with a few shady individuals who are control and sponsered by outsiders AU EU UN ALL SCAMS
KING Member # 9422
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They don't have me fooled. The Evil Elite are up to the trick of shrinking power into a single government. The AU,EU,UN are fronts to control the masses.
We are underattack by a elusive enemy, that is why the masses must wake up from there "Entertainment" haze. The governments use of the TV, Internet and the cell phone, are using technology to brainwash us. The people need to wake up and fight back. We lose more and more of our freedoms everyday day, they say it's for the greater good but I am not fooled. NWO, Big Brother is close. They indoctrinated us with reality TV. We watch people on TV live there lives and the Governement wants to watch us in turn.
People have to see that protecting children(Future) is the most important thing we can do. Educating African kids and schooling them right way is needed. The leaders in Africa are all puppets to the West and Africa needs real leaders to grow up that put the people first.
Slowly and sure, the truthseekers are gaining ground. We have to continue the push and help out others to free there mind. The future(Children) expects us to leave this society in good hands. Right now the elite controls society and they promote every perversion that man dreams about to sidetrack us and have us like zombies.
Wakeup people the goal of the elite is to have One government controlling the world. These people are sick and must be stopped
Peace
ackee Member # 16371
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Kwame Nkrumah,Marcos Garvey being the 1st concieved the idea of a united Africa in some shape or form,i dought if they were sitting around waiting for puppet masters to do their bidding,the disire for some type of union was for Africans to have masterey over it's resources and common defence and delovement.lessons learned from colonial era,united we stand divided we shall fall.
meninarmer Member # 12654
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^ Those lesson should have been learned, but Europe influenced and controls many of puppets in African nations. A united Africa is about 100 years overdue. Once united, African nations won't be able to just turn their backs when something like Darfur occurs, falsely believing it won't affect the security and interests of thir nations in the long term.
ackee Member # 16371
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Like the Explorer said in another thread, about that thin layer of elites looking out for their own. but my hope is they will die off soon so more concious minded people take over.
lamin Member # 5777
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Reported on RIF once but not on BBC--that Gadhafi invited Haiti and Jamaica to be full-fledged members of the AU. I am not privy to any follow-up. Of course, there would tons of addle-brained African negroes marrooned and quarantined for centuries in Jamaica and Haiti who would parrot "but we are not Africans..."
The AU is good idea if it leads to free movement of peoples plus single--and stronger--currencies in Africa. But the crop of present African leaders are such shameless cowards and ignoramuses that I doubt that Gadhafi's programme will turn any heads.
Despite all the chatter of African unity any European or Asian can fly into almost every African country without a visa--but Africans in Africa must get visas to travel outside their ghetto neighbourhoods. Example: a Cameroonian cannot enter Senegal from Gambia--even though resident there--at risk m of being jailed. And Abdoulaye wade continues to spout the usual BS about African unity. These clowns never cease to amaze.
ackee Member # 16371
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Shamefull and you maybe correct about the islands elites they wouldent let BoB Marley be buried in Ethiopia even thu that was his wish; and 40 something years ago Jamaica trashed a vote to have a federation of english speaking caribbean islands under one flag.
nomorelies Member # 16201
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^^ you often find out that black people are our worst own enemy.
Lamin
It depends on the region. As far as I know, citizens of the southern countries (SADC) can travel visa free, but ends once they enter ECOWAS, or EAC territory.
ANTIBODY{herukhuti} Member # 11484
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quote:Originally posted by ackee: Like the Explorer said in another thread, about that thin layer of elites looking out for their own. but my hope is they will die off soon so more concious minded people take over.
Don't count on it. They have children, who are even more useless than their parents.
quote:Originally posted by lamin: Reported on RIF once but not on BBC--that Gadhafi invited Haiti and Jamaica to be full-fledged members of the AU. I am not privy to any follow-up. Of course, there would tons of addle-brained African negroes marrooned and quarantined for centuries in Jamaica and Haiti who would parrot "but we are not Africans..."
The AU is good idea if it leads to free movement of peoples plus single--and stronger--currencies in Africa. But the crop of present African leaders are such shameless cowards and ignoramuses that I doubt that Gadhafi's programme will turn any heads.
Despite all the chatter of African unity any European or Asian can fly into almost every African country without a visa--but Africans in Africa must get visas to travel outside their ghetto neighbourhoods. Example: a Cameroonian cannot enter Senegal from Gambia--even though resident there--at risk m of being jailed. And Abdoulaye wade continues to spout the usual BS about African unity. These clowns never cease to amaze.
Exactly.
Arwa Member # 11172
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I fear the Chinese than the White Man these days
Narmer Menes Member # 16122
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The presence and growing influence of the African Union is a factor of great frustration and contention to the US/EU.
I think Gadhafi and vision of unified Africa will strengthen Africa if its eventually carried out. What good African leader's have lacked in the past is a unified committee to back them. Nkrumah fell pray to the CIA as have other African leaders.... A large part of Mugabe's ability to survive 8 and a half years of post land reform propoganda and sanctions is the presence of an international community within Africa that has a largely standardised approach to matters of international concern. Should the AU be strengthened and a Unified African State emerge, you will see widespread and rapid reforms, especially in terms of dealing with Western and Chinese organisations. Strength in numbers... remember even with a fully unified Continent, African's are still outnumbered by Indian's AND Chinese, and a large part of their recent success is their populous power.
Arwa Member # 11172
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Gadhafi is not a leader, not even in his own country. He is a thug, a criminal and coward. Why are some people blinded by sweat talk?
Narmer Menes Member # 16122
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quote:Originally posted by Arwa: Gadhafi is not a leader, not even in his own country. He is a thug, a criminal and coward. Why are some people blinded by sweat talk?
I don't think he's any more a thug than any world leader. He obviously has his fans and his opposers, but one thing I respect about him is his unwillingness to be pushed around by the West and his passion to see an empowered Africa. I like him... but I respect the fact he has his critics... I'm the same with Mugabe...
Arwa Member # 11172
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Please! Don't compare Comrade Mugabe with that clown. That is a grave insult! Have you ever seen that clown speak? The man can't articulate two sentence together. Nobody in an Arab country take him serious. You said that you live in the region, well ask people you know.
Let me elaborate. During the cold war, Gadhafi was save because the world was divided in two superpowers. End the cold war, the West found an excuse to blackmail him; Pan Am crash. He could not endure the West's boycott even it was not that bad as Zimbabwe's condition today - far from it!-, so he gave up to the West, and now the West is protecting him from popular uprising in his country, and where he sent all his rivals in jail somewhere in the desert where they are tortured, and you will never heard this from Western media, because the West stamps them as "terrorists".
Comrade Mugabe is far more intelligent than that man. and far more sophisticated.
Narmer Menes Member # 16122
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quote:Originally posted by Arwa: Please! Don't compare Comrade Mugabe with that clown. That is a grave insult! Have you ever seen that clown speak? The man can't articulate two sentence together. Nobody in an Arab country take him serious. You said that you live in the region, well ask people you know.
Let me elaborate. During the cold war, Gadhafi was save because the world was divided in two superpowers. End the cold war, the West found an excuse to blackmail him; Pan Am crash. He could not endure the West's boycott even it was not that bad as Zimbabwe's condition today - far from it!-, so he gave up to the West, and now the West is protecting him from popular uprising in his country, and where he sent all his rivals in jail somewhere in the desert where they are tortured, and you will never heard this from Western media, because the West stamps them as "terrorists".
Comrade Mugabe is far more intelligent than that man. and far more sophisticated.
Believe it or not, but I couldn't care less about what Arab's think of any African leader... the arab region as a whole has a history of bringing misery to Africa (generalising), so anything that they condemn, in actuality acts as a plus point to me...
You are right in your point that he 'gave in' to the west, but I see his actions here as being more intelligent than most give him credit, he understands we live in an economic world and did what was needed to secure his, and his country's economic future. He's not really relinquished his power, and now he is too much of an authority in his nation (and the continent) to be removed. He has done well ensuring that he receives good returns on Libya's crude oil. Along with that, he has forged an alliance with other African nations that, in turn strengthens the region, and weakens the west's exploitative ability.
In saying all that, like I said, I totally understand not everyone is as enthusiastic about him or his motives, but I like him... I think he know's how to play the superpowers at their own game, and that gets a degree of respect from me... Africa needs more shrude operators...
ackee Member # 16371
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Arwa you are a good soldier but a poor general one should know how to make a tactical retreat and when to charge.only fight the battles you can win,ok ok i know that doesent sound heroic but that how wars are won.look he had to giveup his nukes,and tone down his rethoric,but in doing so gave him alotta whigle room.if not his country would be a burning cinder,see Iraq.btw just because someone is anti west does not make them good leaders,Mugabe should of exited the stage along time ago and became an elder states man after training a younger more educated replacement,but nooo his ego got in the way things got messy and its hard for him to extracate himself with honor.
Arwa Member # 11172
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Ackee,
I agree, it was wrong from Mugabe's side to hold on the power after so many years and he should have gotten a protégé the same day he was elected, but you have to remember Zimbabwe only got its independence just less than 30 years, and it was not truly free until 8 years ago. But when did Mugabe had time to find a protégé? Or even the rest of the continent?
ackee Member # 16371
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Yes but that's exactly when you start grooming someone or better a bunch of someones lets say he died who was to take over that he and the people could trust?
meninarmer Member # 12654
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Ideally, under a common United States of Africa, an isolation and embargo such as Zimbabwe would become impractical and far less effective. Don't shoot the messenger because it matters not about who is voted in as President. The important event is that the union occurs.
akoben Member # 15244
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quote:Originally posted by ackee: ,Mugabe should of exited the stage along time ago and became an elder states man after training a younger more educated replacement,but nooo his ego got in the way things got messy and its hard for him to extracate himself with honor.
This has nothing to do with what's going on in Zimbabwe today. Zimbabwe is not under sanctions because Mugabe is old and still in power. They are under sanctions because of their current policies. If Mugabe was replaced by a younger "more educated" leader tomorrow, and the polices were still in place, the sanctions and pressure would remain. Age and leadership training are side issues.
ackee Member # 16371
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Well yes it has alot to do with his policies,but him waiting alomst 20yrs to fix the land issue was too long dont you think? he could have fix the problem early on thats what the war was all about in the 1st place.
Narmer Menes Member # 16122
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quote:Originally posted by ackee: Well yes it has alot to do with his policies,but him waiting alomst 20yrs to fix the land issue was too long dont you think? he could have fix the problem early on thats what the war was all about in the 1st place.
Not that simple Ackee. The UK are very devious and tricky devils when it comes to relinquishing Colonial land and wealth. If they had tried an early reclaim, the UK would have reacted militarily. Mugabe and ZanuPF exhausted all diplomatic routes before taking the dive to reclaim land forcefully, and even then, they acted with great restraint and respectability. Honestly, if you knew the history of this affair and the way amount of capital (and resources) the British economy earnt from Zimbabwe, you would understand that there was no easy way to do this. Mugabe's dealt with this situation better than most foreign leaders could have.
ackee Member # 16371
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Well thats true Narmer Menes, but all this was taking place at the hight of the antiaparthite era, also Cubans and Russian were close by in Angola. plus public opionion would be against any guns ablaizing intervention by the British,at that time they had alies.the could get what they wanted,just imagine telling john q public that they should propup a bunch of racist land grabbing land lords and go and die on their behalf.
akoben Member # 15244
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I think you're overestimating what Cubans and Russians could do, and wanted to do, in Africa. The Cubans and Russians in Angola couldn't defeat UNITA and South Africa why do you think they would fear any better in Zimbabwe if Britain or her proxies tried to invade?
Remember it was only after the western sanctions that South Africa lost its power to destabilise countries around her. In any event I think it is wrong to assume that these white communist countries wanted true African self determination (which is what controlling land and industry in Zimbabwe would mean) and constantly looking to them to rescue Africa is contrary to the idea of African self determination in my view. Remember Angolan economy was still in the hands of white Portuguese and American multinational corporations even with the Cubans there. In fact Cubans were only there to help MPLA defeat its rival UNITA, nothing more.
Arwa Member # 11172
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Akoben,
You are correct. We Somalis also experienced the real truth of Cuban Revolution during the 1977 war, and similar to Angola. You just need to ask people who live there instead of relying on what the White Man says.
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