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From: jeff@rtech.ARPA (Jeff Lichtman)
Newsgroups: net.nlang.africa
Subject: Re: A central government for Africa
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Date: Sat, 18-May-85 04:22:23 EDT
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Posted: Sat May 18 04:22:23 1985
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>     |How about a central African government similar to the USA structure ?|
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> Are there any suggestions on how such an impossibilty could be made possible ?
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>         (Also welcome, are reasons we shouldn't even bother !)

It seems unlikely to me that the African nations would be willing to give up
their autonomy to a central government.  The cultures of the African nations
vary widely, so whatever political system the central government used would
be objectionable many Africans.  Even if everyone could agree on a political
system, there would be a fear that the cultures that got into power would
oppress the other cultures, or at least not represent their interests.

I think that a common market similar to Europe's would work better.
-- 
Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.)
aka Swazoo Koolak

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