tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713787600759594848.post8754612276629649496..comments2024-03-22T15:48:22.502+03:00Comments on The Mikocheni Report: Reality Check on the EA Political FederationElsie Eyakuze-http://www.blogger.com/profile/13101928879201073169noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713787600759594848.post-79914455982375947072011-09-17T02:51:32.775+03:002011-09-17T02:51:32.775+03:00LOL, well said, Koku sounds like a lovely young la...LOL, well said, Koku sounds like a lovely young lady, I hope I get to meet her ;-)rwebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128005962472194043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713787600759594848.post-3585989258261667452011-09-15T15:55:39.898+03:002011-09-15T15:55:39.898+03:00okay, i think i could cope with the idea of that k...okay, i think i could cope with the idea of that kind of moderate pan-Africanism. I guess what you are talking about is creating governance structures that allow people to freely choose where they live/who they want to be. i.e. a sort of return to pre-colonial, pre-nationalist notions of individual freedoms. now that tickles the liberal in me. <br /><br />However this same liberal is balking at aElsie Eyakuze-https://www.blogger.com/profile/13101928879201073169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713787600759594848.post-67901445324493759922011-09-15T15:09:55.167+03:002011-09-15T15:09:55.167+03:00I consider myself "moderately pro-EA" bu...I consider myself "moderately pro-EA" but also keenly aware of the challenges especially in integrating countries which have very different political cultures and ways of doing business.<br /><br />The reason I am pro- is that I think there are also lots of similarities and that these similarities are deeper than the differences.<br /><br />Also it appeals to the Pan-Africanist in me - rwebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128005962472194043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713787600759594848.post-21330253325825195882011-09-13T23:58:42.817+03:002011-09-13T23:58:42.817+03:00Hey Dr. Bob, good to hear from you. mh- i like the...Hey Dr. Bob, good to hear from you. mh- i like the detail you are getting into. 2004 is so long oago, there must be visible changes in opinion. different president, for example.<br /><br />monetary union? ugh. nearly as undesirable as the political federation. Why are you so pro-EA?Elsie Eyakuze-https://www.blogger.com/profile/13101928879201073169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713787600759594848.post-78412688335427290412011-09-08T18:42:00.426+03:002011-09-08T18:42:00.426+03:00Hmmm, the linked article seems to be hinting more ...Hmmm, the linked article seems to be hinting more at a postponement rather than a total abandonment of the enterprise.<br /><br />I think a federation is possible, but only if they do the groundwork to prepare the people and build the institutions which would help it function beforehand.<br /><br />The results of that poll are very interesting although it does appear to be from 2004, I wonder if rwebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128005962472194043noreply@blogger.com