"Under the African Union (AU), there is an ongoing debate on how best to move towards an Economic Community and Union Government for Africa, but many countries choose to go slow, while others ... say hesitation by other countries denies the largely poor continent the desired [sic] growth rate. "The best strategy is to consolidate regional integration and use regional economic communities as a building bloc [sic] towards an eventual AU government," says Mr Eriya Kategaya." (Quoted from article)