United States of Africa

political concept similar to the hypothesised United States of Europe

The United States of Africa is a hypothetical plan for a federation of some or all of the 55 sovereign states on the continent of Africa. The concept takes its origin from Marcus Garvey's 1924 poem "Hail, United States of Africa".[1][2]

All African states are members of the African Union.

Key supporters of the plan were Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. In February 2009, upon being elected chairman of the 53-nation African Union, Gaddafi told the assembled African leaders: "I shall continue to insist that our sovereign countries work to achieve the United States of Africa."[3] After Gaddafi's death, Mugabe expressed interest.[4]

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  1. "Ambitious plan for a new Africa: Welcome to the U.S.A (that's the United States of Africa)". The Independent. 30 June 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  2. Thabo Mbeki (9 July 2002). "Launch of the African Union, 9 July 2002: Address by the chairperson of the AU, President Thabo Mbeki". ABSA Stadium, Durban, South Africa: africa-union.org. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2002.
  3. "Gaddafi vows to push Africa unity". BBC. 2 Feb 2009.
  4. Smith, David (21 January 2013). "Mugabe revives Gaddafi's United States of Africa dream". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.