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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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