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Wed 02 Feb 2010Summit agrees tougher sanctions on coup leaders
ONE OF the hardy perennials of any African Union summit is Libyan leader Muammar Gadafy’s grand plan for a “United States of Africa”.
A laudable vision, some say – despite wariness from major continental powers such as South Africa, Ethiopia and Nigeria – but most agree Africa still has some distance to go before even contemplating the idea. Meanwhile, the African Union (AU), with its long-term goal of complete political union, fills the gap.
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