Ja jef G-lers,
I am just enquiring if Matarr is still a member of this forum.
I received a menacing email from Matarr with regards to my contribution on
African Unity. I am not offended by his comments, but I want to know if he
is receiving mails from the list. I will appreciate it if the list owner or
managers can assit me with this enquiry.
Jere jef,
Daddy Njie.
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>Hello G-Lers
>
>I have been reading some wonderful postings but I have to admit that this
>particlar one is intriguing and African Unity is a sine quo non for our
>development efforts as a continent trying to catch up with the rest of the
>world. Now that we are living in a borderless and boundaryless world driven
>by technological advancement and the information super-highway, what we
>need
>is a continent that is economically integrated, despite our cultural,
>language, political differences, among other things. I cannot more than
>agree with Mr. Njie citing NAFTA and EU as the two best classic examples of
>economic integration.
>
>This topic interest me a great deal and I would like to congratulate Mr.
>Jones on the wonderful postings regarding this subject matter which I think
>we should explore further.
>
>Clincher: "Think globally and act locally"
>
>Long Live Gambia and the African Continent.
>
>
>Serign Cham.
>
>e exampleswe --On Wednesday, September 22, 1999, 10:19 AM +0000 "Nyang
>Njie"
><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hello G-Lers
> > I enjoyed reading the postings with regards to African unity. I think
>that
> > it is a noble goal that Africans need to pursue with vigor. In recent
> > years, we have witnessed the formation of economic and political blocks
> > around the world (case in point NAFTA and EU).
> >
> > Most proponents of continental unity put the cart before the horse. We
> > cannot achieve continental unity without strong regional cooperation.
> > Organizations such as ECOWAS, MAHGREB, and the East African common
>market
> > should be used as platforms for the formation of a strong and viable
> > continental body. A major obstacle to continental unity is the
>reluctance
>of
> > politicians to relinquish or surrender powers to a more centralize body.
> > ECOWAS has been in existence for quite a while, but it had a limited
>success
> > in integrating West Africa into a common market. This is mainly due to
> > member states not having a uniform policy to achieve goals set forth by
>the
> > organization. African unity will only be a reality when our political
> > leaders realize that they have to loose some power for a greater good.
> >
> > The emerging trend of closer economic cooperation within countries of
> > Western Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific rim will force Africa
>to
> > forge unions or common markets. The bargaining power of individual
>states
> > will be diluted because most of our trading partners in Europe will
> > negotiate deals to benefit the European Union not individual countries.
> >
> > Jere Jef,
> > Daddy Njie.
> >
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