*'''27 July.''' Muammar Gaddafi proposes an African Union along the lines of the [[European Union]] or [[United States]]. The idea is floated at an African unity summit and written proposals may be ready next years summit. The idea strikes a sympathetic response helped by Gaddafi's reputation as a champion of the developed world and by the millions of dollars in aid his oil-exporting country spends in Africa.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-summit-gaddafi-idUSTRE66Q70620100727</ref> | *'''27 July.''' Muammar Gaddafi proposes an African Union along the lines of the [[European Union]] or [[United States]]. The idea is floated at an African unity summit and written proposals may be ready next years summit. The idea strikes a sympathetic response helped by Gaddafi's reputation as a champion of the developed world and by the millions of dollars in aid his oil-exporting country spends in Africa.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-summit-gaddafi-idUSTRE66Q70620100727</ref> |