Mugabe revives gaddafis united states of africa dream. Increased demand for foreign currency, combined with the reduction of foreign exchange. The leaked clinton email has farreaching implications on the fluid state of postcolonial relations with the west. Gaddafi loses role as head of african union financial times. African leaders including president blaise compaore of burkina faso, president robert mugabe of zimbabwe and libyas muammar gaddafi gather along with guest palestinian authority chairman mahmoud abbas at an african union summit in kampala, uganda on sunday, july 25, 2010. Jun 07, 2011 gold, oil, africa and why the west wants gadhafi dead. Muammar gaddafi and the united states of africa how africa news. May 09, 2016 that gaddafi would be killed for planning to introduce an african currency to the fray is not surprising but that does not make it acceptable. Former president of senegal, abdoulaye wade, had indicated that the united states of. Oct 21, 2011 col gaddafi pushed for a united states of africa to rival the us and the european union eu. However, several regional monetary union projects are planned such as ecowas, comesa, sadc and eac and a common currency for africa is a longterm goal of the african union. His name will echo forever in the hearts of millions of libyans. Declassified emails reveal nato killed gaddafi to stop. He governed libya as revolutionary chairman of the libyan arab republic from 1969 to 1977, and then as the brother leader of the great socialist peoples libyan arab jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011.
Muammar gaddafi might be distorted for the rest of the world, but libyans know the truth. There were two conferences on this, in 1986 and 2000, organized by gaddafi. Towards a common currency in the east african communityeac. Col gaddafi pushed for a united states of africa to rival the us and the european union eu. The libyan leader, muammar gaddafi, is using his countrys oil wealth to buy influence across africa, according to diplomats, in an attempt to dominate the african union au, due to. According to more than a few observers, gadhafis plan to quit selling libyan oil in u. They have to follow that money and to bring it back. Welcome to the 2017 edition of the african union handbook.
South africa to hand back col gaddafis money south africa has announced its intention to hand back money stashed in the country by colonel muammar gaddafi, the late libyan leader, after reaching. Everybody was interested, most countries in africa were keen. The african union after gaddafi journal of diplomacy. Colonel gaddafi pushed for the creation of the united states of africa at the 2000 african union summit in lome, togo. Col gaddafi was elected by the heads of state of the 53member union behind closed doors at a summit in ethiopia. Col gaddafi envisages a single african military, currency and passport libyan leader and current african union chairman muammar gaddafi has spelled out his plans to create a united states of africa. Archived from the original pdf on 31 december 2004. In the name of the african union, i would like to greet the members of the general assembly of the. Meanwhile, in 2009 gaddafi, then president of the african union, offered the states of the continent to shift to a new currency, independent from the us dollar, the socalled gold dinar. Libyan leader muammar gaddafi has vowed to pursue his vision of a united states of africa, in his inaugural address as the new chairman of the african union. At an au executive council session in tripoli, he called on the continent to speed up the integration process. We can build united states of africa, gaddafi says reuters.
The single currency, d african militry to defend africa and. In 2004, a pan african parliament 53 nations laid plans for the african economic community with a single gold currency by 2023. The focus for developing the united states of africa so far has been on building subdivisions of africa the proposed east african federation can be seen as an example of this. Who better to lead the united states of africa than a man with thirtysix years experience in african politics. While reported in the media that the western backed libyan military intervention is necessary to save human lives, the real driving factor behind the intervention was shown to be the fact that gaddafi planned to create a high degree of economic independence with a new pan african currency, which would lessen french influence and power in the. In 2004, a panafrican parliament 53 nations laid plans for the african economic community with a single gold currency by 2023. According to the researcher, the idea, voiced by the libyan leader, received high praise from tunisias ben ali and mubaraks egypt. Abstract the election of the libyan leader, muammar gaddafi, as the chair of the african union in february 2009, reopened the debate on. Nov 11, 2011 according to more than a few observers, gadhafis plan to quit selling libyan oil in u. African currency, based on the libyan golden dinar. Sep 08, 2011 gaddafi s gold dinar currency prompted nato invasion of libya. The united states of africa the african union dilemma x.
However, some african leaders believe the libyan leader is too erratic to be au chairman. Muammar gaddafi and the united states of africa how. The con servatives who cling to sovereignty the progressives headed by mbeki. An african currency for doing business in africa without changing the valuealmost like bitcoin. Gaddafi is like many african leaders who speak publicly about african unity but persecute africans who seek to work and live in other parts of africa. The removal of gadaffi from this equation is a clear victory for the gradualist camp of african integration. Gadhafis goldmoney plan would have devastated dollar. Libya was invaded to avoid panafrican currency advisors to. Feb 20, 2017 why muammar gaddafi was killed pan african currency pan slavic family psf. An african currency for doing business in africa without changing the valuealmost like bitcoin that cant be manipulated easily. Currently, two monetary integrations in africa are in place.
Typified by muammar qadhafi, who had joined the libyan military in the early. As the institutional symbol of this panafrican view, the au should be dismantled. Nov 11, 2017 a declassified email sent on april 2, 2011 to then secretary of state hillary clinton reveals the invasion of libya was launched to prevent muammar gaddafi from establishing a panafrican currency based on libyas gold. The collapse of the state of authority in libya, created and brought in its wake other problems we didnt think about. Alex dewaal, the african union and the libya conflict of 2011, tufts universitythe.
Muammar gaddafi was killed for promoting gold currency in. Muammar gaddafi and the united states of africa the. Gaddafi was one of the biggest funders of the continental organization. A united states of africa spanning cape town and cairo was proposed by gaddafi in 1999 as a way of ending the continents conflicts and defying the west, but it failed to secure enough support. Hillary emails reveal true motive for libya intervention. African leaders thwarted an attempt by muammer gaddafi, libyas leader, to extend his chairmanship of the african union for a second year. Gaddafi, the libyan leader and the erstwhile chairperson of the african union au landed in italy on sunday, and made brute racist remarks, which explicitly betrayed his gross disdain for black african people, and called to question the true intention behind his. Libyas transformation 20112018 power, legitimacy and the.
Saving the world economy from gaddafi rt world news. Official pdf, 55 pages world bank documents world bank group. Some believe it is about protecting civilians, others say it is about oil, but some are convinced intervention in libya is all about gaddafis plan to introduce the gold dinar, a single african currency made from gold, a true sharing of the wealth. The death of former libyan leader muammar gaddafi leaves a huge hole in african politics. Gaddafi reintroduced the need for africa as a continent to have a common currency the gold dinar, a currency that would bind all africa together as one and give us a voice at the global market in the sense that, this currency would compete with the euro, the dollar, etc. He wanted to introduce the gold dinar to back african currencies, so they could become free from the dollar. There are two ways in which the african unions handling of the libyan crisis has been generally viewed. Gaddafi, one must not forget, was also the singlelargest contributor to the budget of the african union and a generous aid donor for poor african countries and his collapse will be felt among the. The african union by makaria green the african union au was established on july 8, 2001. Jul 27, 2010 libyan leader muammar gaddafi said on tuesday his dream of a united states of africa was still alive and this weeks african union summit was another step toward that objective. African union lauds gaddafis role in maintaining peace and. He has also previously said he wants a single african military force, a single currency and a single passport for africans to move within the continent.
Jan 31, 2010 an african unity government is a goal of the aus founding charter goal and gaddafi, supported by leaders like senegals abdoulaye wade, has been pushing for union for years, saying it is the. Jun 15, 2016 interestingly, after his death, president robert mugabe showed interest in the idea. That gaddafi would be killed for planning to introduce an african currency to the fray is not surprising but that does not make it acceptable. Gaddafi accepts african union peace plan libyas colonel gaddafi accepts a roadmap for ending the conflict, but jonathan rugman says. Why muammar gaddafi was killed pan african currency. And in recent years, gaddafi s regime, particularly his son saif, has emerged as the key mediator in negotiations over western hostages kidnapped in mali and niger by tuareg rebels or west african. Gaddafi chides african union after leadership change reuters. It might have been the national transitional council of libya or a french spy but someone did it. South africa to hand back col gaddafis money telegraph.
Gaddafi aims to hijack african union organisation the. The real reasons why they killed gaddafi black opinion. Gaddafi was certainly not killed for humanitarian reasons. Colonel gadaffi spent a lot of time discussing a unity government for africa that was impossible to implement now. Col gaddafi played a prominent role in the formation of the african union au a body in which he. Dec 20, 2015 as the institutional symbol of this panafrican view, the au should be dismantled. Most astounding is the lengthy section delineating the huge threat that gaddafis gold and silver reserves, estimated at 143 tons of gold, and a similar amount in silver, posed to the french franc cfa circulating as a prime african currency. Gaddafi was also instrumental in the foundation of the african union as an attempt to institutionalize panafricanism and african selfsufficiency. And in recent years, gaddafis regime, particularly his son saif, has emerged as the key mediator in negotiations over western hostages kidnapped in mali and niger by tuareg rebels or west african. In the months leading up to the military intervention, he called on african and muslim nations to join together to create this new currency that would rival the dollar and euro. Libyan leader muammar gaddafi said on tuesday his dream of a united states of africa was still alive and this weeks african union summit was another step toward that objective. The first is to dismiss the organizations response, as many have done, as typical of african organizations notorious prioritizing politics over human lives, peer solidarity over effective action. The african union, has lauded the late libyan president colonel muammar gaddafis role in maintaining peace and security in africa.
The libyan leader, muammar gaddafi, is using his countrys oil wealth to buy influence across africa, according to diplomats, in an attempt to dominate the african union au, due to be launched. Interestingly, after his death, president robert mugabe showed interest in the idea. It was the turn of a north african leader to chair the bloc, and col gaddafi was the only one present. Clinton, gaddafi, and the death of africas gold standard idea. Its a common myth that libya under ghaddafi was a prosperous, wellrun state, with advanced economy, welfare, comparative freedom and that the overwhelmingly popular ghadaffi was overthrown by evil western agents. Notably, gaddafi supported antizionist, panafricanist and black civil rights movements. Jan 31, 2010 african leaders thwarted an attempt by muammer gaddafi, libyas leader, to extend his chairmanship of the african union for a second year, electing instead the president of malawi. The charter that created the oau was the result of several multinational african conferences held in the 1950s and 1960s aimed at supporting africans.
He had a plan to create a new african union, based on a new african economic system. Whoever killed the colonel also killed off the prospects of a united states of africa and its gold backed afro currency. Gaddafis demise allows ssa to attend to this reconstitution. Why muammar gaddafi was killed pan african currency pan slavic family psf. Before the ministerial meeting in durban ten days ago sadc had a common position on african government which was the union of african states by consolidating regional economic blocks. Apr 15, 2009 col gaddafi envisages a single african military, currency and passport libyan leader and current african union chairman muammar gaddafi has spelled out his plans to create a united states of africa. Libyas qadhafi african union 2009 chair conceived and financed a plan to unify the sovereign states of africa with one gold currency united states of africa. Dec 25, 2017 the african union, has lauded the late libyan president colonel muammar gaddafis role in maintaining peace and security in africa. Gaddafi accepts african union peace plan channel 4. The fall of muammar gaddafi in 2011 ended four decades of.
In another world this would be bribery but in gaddafis world, it was flawless politicking. Lets never forget why muammar gaddafi was killed pambazuka. To achieve greater unity, cohesion and solidarity between the african countries and african nations. A declassified email sent on april 2, 2011 to then secretary of state hillary clinton reveals the invasion of libya was launched to prevent muammar gaddafi from establishing a panafrican currency based on libyas gold. Dec 10, 2018 libyan leader muammar gaddafi has vowed to pursue his vision of a united states of africa, in his inaugural address as the new chairman of the african union. Muammar gaddafi was certainly not killed for humanitarian reasons. Aug 26, 2011 gaddafi, one must not forget, was also the singlelargest contributor to the budget of the african union and a generous aid donor for poor african countries and his collapse will be felt among the.
While serving as chairman of the african union, gaddafi contravened the african commission on human and peoples rights. Challenges and the road to sustainable peace the overthrow of dictatorial regimes in tunisia and. He also did more than any other leader to ensure the creation of the african union au in 2002, hosting. Libyan leader muammar gaddafi addresses the media as he leaves the venue of the african union au summit in ugandas capital kampala.
The libyan affair has sparked a divide in the world community with the african union. It can be disappointing to travellers to find out that many banks in libya, particularly those located in small towns and villages, are not authorised to deal in foreign currency and as such unable to exchange foreign currency for libyan money. Ssa should be allowed to reconstitute itself, without north africa, into a selfsustaining, organically integrated unifederation that can finally address and solve its predicament. The handbook, now in its fourth edition, is produced in partnership with the african union commission. Modelled on the longstanding united nations handbook, this handbook o. In august 2011, even the african union warned that rebels seem to. Gold, oil, africa and why the west wants gadhafi dead.
Muammar gaddafi and the united states of africa how africa. An african unity government is a goal of the aus founding charter goal and gaddafi, supported by leaders like senegals abdoulaye wade, has been pushing for union for years, saying it is the. Holding up posters of the libyan leader, students and activists shouted african union now and african government now in a hall decked with posters calling for unity. This idea was a major threat to western powers especially america. Former president of senegal, abdoulaye wade, had indicated that the united states of africa could exist from as early as 2017. Col gaddafi was elected by the heads of state of the 53member union. Request pdf postgaddafi libya and the african union. In 1972, libya joined the federation of arab republics with egypt and syria but the. He wanted to introduce the gold dinar to back african currencies, so they could. Muammar gaddafi for being a great leader and true hero of libya. Gaddafis gold dinar currency prompted nato invasion of libya.
He went on to provide financial incentives to encourage agreement with his ideas. African union names gaddafi as head news al jazeera. Its predecessor was the organization for african unity oauestablished in 1963. For others, the aus poor showing is confirmatory that african regional. African union, recipient of gaddafi funds, silent on libya. Jun, 20 south africa to hand back col gaddafi s money south africa has announced its intention to hand back money stashed in the country by colonel muammar gaddafi, the late libyan leader, after reaching. Whoever killed the colonel also killed off the prospects of a united states of africa and its gold backed afro currency someone killed colonel muammar gaddafi. Why the african union should be dismantled and buried with. Accra is the last stop in a weeklong road trip by gaddafi to the summit via the west african capitals of bamako, conakry, freetown and abidjan. The chairmanship of the african union is a rotating position held by heads of state for one year.
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