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We may disapprove of Muammar Gaddafi’s methods, but can’t deny him as the philosophical and physical father of the AU, who began by advocating for a unified Africa.

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The recent poll of African Union (AU)’s new commission brings these three men to mind.

We may disapprove of Muammar Gaddafi’s methods, but can’t deny him as the philosophical and physical father of the AU, who began by advocating for a unified Africa, inspired by his vision of a borderless continent with a single government, defense force, and foreign policy.