African Union creates new ‘authority’

AFP
Monday, Feb 2, 2009

THE African Union Commission will be transformed into a new AU Authority, as a compromise step toward eventually forming a continent-wide government, the bloc announced today.

The decision came after a divisive day of talks on whether to create a new government for a “United States of Africa,” a move championed by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

AU Commission chairman Jean Ping said the new authority would have a broader mandate than the existing commission. The body will be headed by a president and a vice-president, and the commissioners will become secretaries charged with portfolios.

“In principle, we said the ultimate is the United States of Africa. How we proceed to that ultimate, there are building blocks,” he said.

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