GaussianGhost t1_iua3fju wrote on October 29, 2022 at 7:06 PM

I feel like Africa would gain a lot by unifying. Something close to the European Union or the United States, or even better: their own recipe. But something to secure the growth and redistribute the resources/wealth among the African states. At the moment they are getting ripped off of their resources by everybody: US, China, Russia. If they continue to grow but remain disorganized, it's gonna be chaos.

Dantheking94 t1_iua8k27 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 7:42 PM

I completely agree. It’s said that Gaddafi championed a unified AU system like the EU or or the USA. Could be another reason why so many foreign governments were glad to take action against him during the Arab Spring, and to this day his legacy is still positive within the AU

GaussianGhost t1_iuaholy wrote on October 29, 2022 at 8:47 PM

It's not in the US, or China, interest to have a strong African competitor.

nightstalker8900 t1_iud0ydh wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:13 PM

The AU already exists. They are moving in that direction.

GaussianGhost t1_iudc524 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:56 PM

Yes but they don't have the same power. They would highly profit and increase their autonomy if they had standardized military, economical free market between the AU members, and living standards for the population just like the European Union.