SADC supports a gradual move

ACCRA – Clear differences emerged Monday among African leaders over their visions for the continent’s system of governance.

While, Muammar Gaddafi has been pushing to create a confederation of African states, other key players on the continent however want the existing structure to be given time to mature. Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili presented the misgivings of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), a 14-country regional bloc about the integration to the summit.Mosisili told fellow heads of state it was important to gradually develop existing continent-wide co-operation structures and emphasis should be placed on nurturing regional groupings such as SADC.We must adopt “a bottoms-up approach, not a top-down one …We believe that such integration should be gradual rather than precipitous.”he said.Nampa-AFPLesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili presented the misgivings of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), a 14-country regional bloc about the integration to the summit.Mosisili told fellow heads of state it was important to gradually develop existing continent-wide co-operation structures and emphasis should be placed on nurturing regional groupings such as SADC.We must adopt “a bottoms-up approach, not a top-down one …We believe that such integration should be gradual rather than precipitous.”he said.Nampa-AFP