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| No consensus on Africa unity plan | No consensus on Africa unity plan |
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| African leaders meeting in Ethiopia have failed to reach a consensus on a proposal by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for a United States of Africa. | African leaders meeting in Ethiopia have failed to reach a consensus on a proposal by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for a United States of Africa. |
| Col Gaddafi had used his inaugural address as head of the African Union to push his long-held unity project. | Col Gaddafi had used his inaugural address as head of the African Union to push his long-held unity project. |
| But many leaders said the proposal would add a layer of bureaucracy that the continent does not need. | But many leaders said the proposal would add a layer of bureaucracy that the continent does not need. |
| African leaders did reach a consensus, however, on changing the name of the union to "authority". | African leaders did reach a consensus, however, on changing the name of the union to "authority". |
| They also said they would study the legal implications of the unity proposal, make a report and meet again. | They also said they would study the legal implications of the unity proposal, make a report and meet again. |
| The BBC's Mark Doyle in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, says the outcome is a fudge. | The BBC's Mark Doyle in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, says the outcome is a fudge. |
| The Libyan leader had said closer integration between African states should start immediately. | The Libyan leader had said closer integration between African states should start immediately. |
| But other African head of state said that this was not practical. | But other African head of state said that this was not practical. |
| One of the participants in closed-door meeting of the 53-country union said the Libyan leader appeared to admit defeat and laid his head on the table in despair. | One of the participants in closed-door meeting of the 53-country union said the Libyan leader appeared to admit defeat and laid his head on the table in despair. |
| But Col Gadaffi is the head of an oil-rich state on a poor continent and no-one wants to make him too angry, our correspondent says. | But Col Gadaffi is the head of an oil-rich state on a poor continent and no-one wants to make him too angry, our correspondent says. |
| Leaving the talks at about 0300 local time, Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade said leaders had had a "very rich" discussion that they would resume later on Wednesday morning. | Leaving the talks at about 0300 local time, Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade said leaders had had a "very rich" discussion that they would resume later on Wednesday morning. |