Report on Africa’s regional integration agenda

Abstract

Regional integration, which is one of the key priorities of African leaders, remains an important driver of Africa’s economic growth, development and poverty reduction. Various regional and subregional entities are in advance stages of regrouping themselves, using several methods of regional integration and cooperation arrangements. The general consensus is that regional integration and cooperation is, perhaps, the most appropriate way of improving the low levels of intra-African trade as well as international trade. Regional integration and cooperation will largely derive substantial economies of scale with respect to various activities typically associated with the expansion of trade and overall economic growth.