▁Afr icans ▁enjoyed ▁human ▁rights . ▁ ▁Ra ise ▁the ▁living ▁standards ▁of ▁all ▁Afr icans . ▁ ▁S ett le ▁arguments ▁and ▁disput es ▁between ▁members ▁– ▁not ▁through ▁fighting ▁but ▁rather ▁peace ful ▁and ▁diplom atic ▁neg ot iation . ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁ach ieving ▁independence , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁African ▁states ▁expressed ▁a ▁growing ▁desire ▁for ▁more ▁unity ▁within ▁the ▁continent . ▁Not ▁everyone ▁was ▁agreed ▁on ▁how ▁this ▁unity ▁could ▁be ▁achieved , ▁however , ▁and ▁two ▁opinion ated ▁groups ▁emer ged ▁in ▁this ▁respect : ▁▁ ▁The ▁Cas ab lan ca ▁b loc , ▁led ▁by ▁K w ame ▁N k rum ah ▁of ▁Gh ana , ▁wanted ▁a ▁feder ation ▁of ▁all ▁African ▁countries . ▁As ide ▁from ▁Gh ana , ▁it ▁compr ised ▁also ▁Al ger ia , ▁Guinea , ▁Mor oc co , ▁Egypt , ▁M ali ▁and ▁Lib ya . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁its ▁members ▁were ▁described ▁as ▁" progress ive ▁states ". ▁ ▁The ▁Mon rov ian ▁b loc , ▁led ▁by ▁S eng hor ▁of ▁Sen eg al , ▁felt ▁that ▁unity ▁should ▁be ▁achieved ▁gradually , ▁through ▁economic ▁co operation . ▁It ▁did ▁not ▁support ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁a ▁political ▁feder ation . ▁Its ▁other ▁members ▁were ▁Niger ia , ▁Liber ia , ▁Eth iop ia , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁French ▁colon ies . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁discuss ions ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁S ann iqu ell ie , ▁Liber ia