Mr. Gadhafi called himself 'a soldier of Africa', and said he would continue his crusade to integrate the continent. He blasted the African Union for wasting time with long-winded speeches, resolutions and declarations while ignoring the changing world around it.
"African political elites are not interested in these changes that are occurring in the map of the world," he added. "The world is turning into seven or 10 countries and we are not even aware of that. We have the European Union that is becoming one singe country and it is done very seriously."
Mr. Gadhafi said if he had known how little power the AU chairman has, he would have refused to take the position.
The newly installed chairman, Malawi's President Mutarika, suggested he agreed with at least some of his predecessor's criticisms.
"The way forward is for the AU Assembly to recognize that Africa is not a poor continent, but the people of Africa are poor," he noted. "Let us reflect that Europe and the much of the Western world developed using wood, meat and fish from Africa, but Europe and the Western world did not develop through resolutions, and declarations. They took action - concrete action. So I appeal to you for action, action and more action."
The opening summit session also heard pleas for urgent attention to the continent's most pressing security challenges, Sudan and Somalia.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who attended a mini-summit on Sudan, said time is of the essence, with elections just three months away, and referenda to determine the future shape of Sudan in just under a year.
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