The United States of Africa

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi of Libya, elected president of the African Union, calls for the 53 African nations to form the United States of Africa.

If Gaddafi is serious about this, he is going to have his work cut out for him. Although it is possible that forming an African coalition like the European Union may improve the economy of African nations in the long run, will it make peace between rival nations and rival tribes?