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sake of unity.1 It is our contribution, made freely, openly and
sincerely by the government and people of Ghana, towards the
linking together of neighbouring brother states as the best means
of promoting the welfare of the people throughout the whole
continent. It is our fervent hope that other states in Africa will
follow suit, and that we need not wait until the entire continent
has seen the light of brotherhood. A start can be made with as
little as two, three or four states willing to submit themselves to a
sovereign union.
Ghana, Guinea, M ali and some other newly emergent
African states have made a start by inscribing this ideal in their
constitutions. It is for others to water this seed of destiny until it
flourishes into a glorious tree of union and brotherhood among
the peoples of Africa.
1 The constitutions of Guinea, Tunisia, Mali and U.A.R. also contain a
similar provision.