Mansour, You are damn right in your observation of Africa's plight. Yes,'we have a long way to go!' Maitre Wade seems to be in a world of his own. He needs a massive in-house cleaning. Mboge >From: Mansour Ceesay <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: OAU >Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:12:52 +0100 > >Brother Habib, > >I do not share President Wade's upbeat comments. I cannot >see what they have achieved. When is the Union coming >into effect and what real powers will it have? We need a >lot of in-house cleaning in Africa before we can talk about >Unity. Most countries are rogue states trading in >destabilization of other states. The main sponsorer of >this unity talk was Libya. Gadafi needs to look at the >damage he has done to West Africa. Some of the big players >have stayed away e.g. Taylor (the unrepentant crook he is!), >Kabila, etc.. And the current chairman is no other than >Eyadema. Tough luck Africa since your sons and daughters >(who call them selves 'your excellences') have betrayed >you. We have a long way to go!! > >MMC > >On Thu, 13 Jul 2000 22:24:16 -0700 "Habib Ghanim, Sr" ><[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > from pana > > > > > > > > > > > > President Wade Hails Lome OAU Summit > > > > July 13, 2000 > > > > DAKAR, Senegal (PANA) - President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal has hailed > > the > > just-concluded summit of the OAU in Lome, Togo, saying he is satisfied > > with the adoption of > > the treaty establishing the African Union. > > > > In a statement released after he returned to Dakar from the gathering > > Wednesday, he > > described the accomplishment by the African heads of State as a miracle. > > > > "Within a year, since the Sirte meeting, Africa has been able to > > accomplish its political unity > > from a mosaic of states. This is a miracle and we should be happy about > > it," he emphasized. > > > > "Africa has achieved a miracle where Europe spent centuries working on > > its unity," said > > Wade, who attended the summit for the first time as head of state. > > > > "The dream I have so long nurtured along with so many other African > > intellectuals has now > > come true," he said, adding that he had never before felt so much joy. > > > > According to him, African Unity has to be popularized, its content and > > thrust explained to all > > members of society in each OAU member country. > > > > The grounds covered by the African Union include key issues tied to the > > life of a nation, > > namely the economy, the environment, social issues and sports, among > > others. > > > > Commenting on Africa's problems with its external debt estimated at more > > than 300 billion > > dollars, Wade said the issue would be discussed at a continental seminar > > to be held in Dakar. > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >Gambia-L > > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >---------------------- >Mansour Ceesay >[log in to unmask] > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------