It is undeniable that the African Union as an organization has always had good intentions.

The African Union is an alliance of 54 African member states and is an African-wide political entity that integrates politics, economy and military. In the future, the African Union has plans to unify the use of currency, joint defence forces, and the creation of cross-national bodies, including a cabinet government to run the African Union.

The main purpose of the alliance is to help develop and stabilize democracy, human rights, and sustainable economies in Africa, in addition to reducing armed conflict within Africa and creating an effective common market, with the ultimate goal of establishing a "United States of Africa".

But this United African States is not what the whole world wants to see, and fortunately, Africa today lacks the elements to establish a United States, and it is simply impossible to rely on wishful thinking.

South Africa and Egypt are arguably the most powerful countries in Africa, but even if they are truly united, they will not be able to integrate Africa. Not to mention that international forces are intertwined in Africa, and war and hunger have always plagued every African country.

However, the emergence of Somalia, especially its recent growth and strength, has also made some people slightly worried about whether it is really possible to integrate the whole of Africa when Somalia becomes stronger in the future.

Although this probability is also very low, many things in this world often appear unexpected. Fears aside, it is absolutely possible, at least with the momentum in Somalia, to continue.

Moreover, over the years, China's circle of interests in Africa has expanded greatly, with a large amount of financial support every year, even the headquarters of the African Union. It was all built with the help of China. If a strong Somalia and a wealthy China unite to integrate Africa. At least half of African countries are unable to resist this temptation.

In the end, if Somalia does get Africa, no one can stop Somalia's unrivaled power. 30 million square kilometers. More than a billion people, plus the technology that Somalia now has. The joke that "Africa will be the heart of the world in the future" may also come true.

It is precisely in this kind of anxiety that this AU summit has attracted more attention than any previous one.

Some people are willing to see it, and some people are already preparing to kill any possibility.

And all of Li Lan's activities at this summit have also become the real focus, and everyone he says and meets. will attract the attention of countless people. A qiē is all because of him.

However, Li Lan did not take all these things to heart, and his incompetence naturally did not lead to jealousy, and the more eyes he attracted, the more influential he became.

At this moment, he was sitting on the coffee table with Jacob, tasting the big red robe given to him by the No. 1 chief.

As soon as the two met, they have not only greeted each other so far. He hadn't said a word about politics, and Li Lan was still interested in introducing the Chinese tea ceremony to Jacob and personally brewing a pot of tea for Jacob.

Until the entrance of the tea, after reminiscing about the aroma of the Chinese millennium. The conversation just opened.

"The last time I went to Beijing, I drank this kind of tea for the first time, and I didn't understand it at first. I don't understand it, after drinking it a few times. I started to like it. When I left, he gave me half a catty. I'm still reluctant to drink it. Nowadays, I buy some tea from China every year, and I also consult many Chinese people to learn how to drink and taste tea. However, compared to a pure Chinese like President Lee, my skills are only ugly. Jacob spoke a Chinese language that Li Lan barely understood, and used tea as an introduction to his words, which also meant to shorten the distance between him and Li Lan.

Li Lan showed a shallow smile, filled the empty teacup in front of Jacob, and said: "President Jacob is also a person who knows how to enjoy life, drinking tea to cultivate my mood is a big hobby of mine, I didn't expect that in this regard, we have a common language. ”

"China is a great nation, and the mellow historical charm is like this tea ceremony, which is endlessly evocative. Similarly, the friendliness of the Chinese people is also world-famous, and the contributions made by China to the African people in the past half century are also obvious to all. Therefore, I have always been very fond of China as a country and nation. However, President Lee, as a Chinese with such talents, gave up the great future of domestic development and built a Somalia with nothing into what it is today. It is rumored that China No. 1 said that as long as you go back, you will inevitably be trained as the next one, and let the leader of a big country not do it, but come to this barren land and use your own efforts to build a strong country, so talented, so righteous, it really makes me extremely ashamed. Jacob said sincerely.

If this sentence was said by someone else, Li Lan would think that the other party was flattering, but according to his understanding of Jacob as a person, he chose to believe it. Because Jacob is also a child who has gone through hardships since childhood, only has a diploma in primary school, but he has become the president of South Africa step by step.

At a young age, he began to pursue an end to apartheid. Like Mandela, he was imprisoned in Robben Island prison. While in prison, the young Zuma met ANC leaders such as Nelson Mandela and Mbeki, and from then on he began to be groomed as a successor to the ANC. After taking office, he stepped up prevention and control efforts, helping South Africa effectively control the almost uncontrolled spread of AIDS, and at the same time, he also invested a lot of energy to benefit the black underprivileged people who were as poor as he was back then, providing them with free housing, water and electricity.

If this man is judged in this way, then he can be called the most people-friendly head of state in all of Africa, he can put on a leopard's skin, hold a shield, and dance a traditional dance with his supporters; He was able to understand and care about the voices of the vast number of poor black people. One supporter said: "Jacob is willing to listen to the voice of the people, there is no intellectual shelf on the high. ”

Of course, Jacob is a highly controversial figure in South African politics, with corruption and rape allegations almost always accompanying him throughout his political career. The polygamy favored by Zuma and his people has also become the target of media curiosity. To this day, he still has two very young wives.

However, none of this has anything to do with Li Lan, and the key to really allowing the two to sit here and chat is Jacob's political advocacy, which is a pro-China South African president, and has always been deeply supported by Mandela, a real political veteran of South Africa. From his time as a local official to the presidency, he visited China seven times and won a lot of economic support for South Africa.

"You are too famous, as a Chinese, maybe I should really choose to return to China for development, but this person likes to use his own hands to create zào, and he doesn't like too many constraints. The taste of sitting in the country is not pleasant, and I like the feeling of playing the country even more. Therefore, I have also rejected the invitation of the motherland several times, but I also believe that as long as I have the heart, no matter where I am, I can contribute to the motherland and all mankind. And I also think that this land of Africa is more suitable for me than my homeland. I was also needed even more. Li Lan said.

"I also very much look forward to the Somalia led by you to play a greater role in the affairs of the African region, Africa is the Africa of the whole Africans, my proposition is that Africans are independent of their own land, just because of the relationship of strength, this kind of ideas and ideas, still only exist in the imagination." Speaking of this, Jacob also sighed slightly. Although there are some problems with his style of life, in general, he is still close to the black world.

"Since I came to Somalia to develop, I have regarded myself as a member of the African continent, and I have long hoped for the emergence of a united Africa, regardless of countries and nations. However, this kind of thing is not enough for me alone, and the African continent has 30 million square kilometers, and there are 1 billion Africans, which is a huge number. Every country needs to come together, otherwise Africa will forever be on the periphery of the world, and it will be impossible to join the core of this world. Li Lan put it bluntly, united Africa is also his goal, but this goal cannot be achieved by relying on him alone.

"If it's for the future of Africa, the whole of South Africa will be very supportive. It is also the reason for the establishment of the African Union in the first place, but it is very difficult to build the African Union into the European Union. Jacob preached.

"If it were just the EU, it would be simple, in fact, you and I are meeting today, I am to express my thoughts to you, we can first integrate some countries that support our idea, and try to establish the purpose of the African Union, and these countries, after supporting each other and having a close relationship, can also establish a monetary policy like the EU. When the time comes, I believe that more African countries will be willing to join in, and even when the time comes, we will also carry out a coordination mechanism in defense, and the entire military of each country will jointly protect our alliance. What do you think of this idea of mine? ”

Li Lan's fox tail began to show up, and what he said was indeed a choice after that, after all, if you want to become fat in one bite, the final result can only be choked to death, and he doesn't have such great ability and ambition.

He is also sincere to those countries that really want to go with Somalia, and what he said is not fooling.

But in order to implement this idea, first he needed a friend who was influential enough, and he immediately set his sights on South Africa. As long as there is the support of South Africa and the appeal of the two countries, then this plan can be implemented. (To be continued......)