Tripoli, Libya – A Libyan newspaper has said the African Union summit is the appropriate opportunity to draw the attention of African leaders to the need to complete the setting up of AU institutions to implement the United States of Africa project. Al-Zahf Al-Akhdhar, in its editorial on Monday, urged African leaders to see to it that the dream of African populations of a United States of Africa materialises, as it is one of the important keys for Africa’s development and at all levels.

The newspaper said the United States of Africa would ensure a prosperous future for the continent in a world that no longer recognised small countries that were unable to face the challenges of our era.

Al-Zahf Al-Akhdhar said Africans expected the meeting of African heads of State and government in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to pass  resolutions to meet the challenges facing the African continent, which is a  victim of colonialist plans aimed at hindering its unionist project.

The newspaper expressed the hope that the summit would result in efficient decisions reflecting the African will to promote the setting up of a United States of Africa through the African cabinet system for the continent to speak about its affairs with one single voice in all international organisations.

Pana 02/02/2011