Eldickson Agbortogo
30 June 2009
A Head of States meeting opens tomorrow in Libya within a background of political crisis in several countries.
The 13th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union opened last Sunday June 28, 2009 in Sirte (Libya), with a call from the African Union Chairperson, Mouammar Kadhafi for the immediate dissolution of all executive organs of the African Union and the putting in place of a United States of Africa. The current African Union leader, who arrived the ceremonial ground three hours behind scheduled, frowned at those who have been doing everything to block or retard the smooth transition. He proposed that, a vote be conducted on the issue of the African unification.
Also addressing participants at the 15th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council during the official opening ceremony, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping, who believes the United States of Africa is not an urgency, took stock of the security and political situation of the continent. While referring to the situation in Madagascar, which was suspended from the activities of the AU, in conformity with Article 30 of the Constitutive Act of the continental organization, he expressed concerns over the resurgence of coups d'état and unconstitutional changes. He stated that "the overall situation on the Continent remains alarming". Chairperson Ping referred to the assassination of the President of Guinea Bissau, Mr. Joao Bernardo Vieira, "the 31st Head of State assassinated in Africa in less than 40 years after independence". With regard to Mauritania, the AUC Chairperson expressed satisfaction at the signing of the decree on 27 June 2009 for the formation of a Transitional Government "which will lead the country to elections scheduled for 18 July, 2009".
Referring to the situation in Guinea, the Chairperson of the Commission pointed out that "the International Contact Group on Guinea expressed at its last meeting, held in Sirte, great concern about the uncertainties surrounding the conduct of the transition and the lack of progress in the implementation of the programme accepted by the parties for the restoration of constitutional order and the organization of elections before the end of 2009."
Jean Ping further pointed out, that the 13th Session of the AU Assembly would be called upon to react on the recommendations of the Executive Council on the transformation of the Commission into the Authority of the AU. The Head of States meeting will run from July 1 to 3, 2009.
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