Response to is a US of Africa possible - should we?

This is an interesting debate - but why has it now stopped after only one month of follow-up? I agree and disagree with many of the author's points in the above article but applaud him on bringing all the issues into light. There is a North vs Sub Saharan divide and Sudanese government and the Janjaweed as*holes are killing by the day (quite literally!) any chance for reconciliation of this divide.

I do take issue with something that the author referenced - "Would the United States of America want to see a truly united Africa?" My reply - who cares!!!! Who cares what the Americans think of the prospect or the country's actual existence. And the Chinese? Who cares again! In this day and age it is, let's be honest, adapt or fade away into oblivion. Of course 'they' don't want to see it but neither did Britain, France et al want to see 53 independent African nations!!!

Maybe this is the heart of the entire US of Africa issue - the concern over the "they." And what 'they' think. I don't need to remind anyone on this site that the 'they' have never had Africa's best interest in mind.

The author and follow-up posts to this blog have referenced previous African leaders who guided their nation with true vision. Nyerere had his faults as a leader but let's evaluate his vision as the only head of state to sincerely take a stand against Idi Amin. Where was the moral leadership from the West? Other African leaders? Lacking.

The point is let's stop worrying what others think - African or not. If Africans believe it to be in the best interest then it will happen. For those that are against a USA like previous Nigerian leader Obassanjo + others - Africa will come around once the case for unity is made and fears about resource ownership, etc are alleviated.

For the next 50-100 years the world will be dominated by a handful of regional powers - why should Africa always be at the beck and call of the Chinese, the Europeans or the Americans! Forget it.

Who wants to join me in drafting a real pan-African constitution? Starting point is to take the NEPAD + AU constitutions and build on these!