AU Monitor

SADC Urges Caution on Union Government

(PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Mr. Tomas Salomao, has said "before there can be any African Union Government, articulation and communication between the various sub-regional groups such as SADC or ECOWAS ( the Economic Community of West Afri can States) must be strengthened".

Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi had announced Friday the African federal government would be formed next July at the 11th African Union summit in Cairo, the Egyptian capital.

But the SADC official, sees the development as "something that will happen naturally, and should not be forced.

"A gradual approach was needed, depending primarily on strenghtening existing communities like the SADC," Salomao told the Mozambican News Agency, AIM, here.

"From our point of view, it is still early to advance towards a Union Government ," he said.

Salomao said "By ensuring the communications between sub-regional blocks, we may move forward in a gradual process, and then matters such as the full integrati on of the continent and the Union Government will occur naturally".

He said in SADC’s view, this AU summit must take a strong position on measures to overcome the crisis in Kenya, and to help that country recover peace and tranq uility.

"It will not be a good sign if this summit ends without something being said in order to strengthen the need to advance towards achieving peace in Kenya", he added.

Posted by on 02/02 at 06:44 PM

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