Assessing Regional Integration in Africa I: ECA Policy Research Report

Abstract

This report is the result of a major research project on the process, progress, and current status of regional integration in Africa. The project was made possible through the keen interest and help from African member states and subregional organizations, individuals, institutions, and organizations in financing, collecting the data and subsequent peer reviews of the report.The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is immensely grateful to the European Union for its financial contribution towards the project’s realization. Particular recognition goes to Walter Kennes and Amos Tincani of the European Union (EU) for their support throughout the report’s preparation. Thanks also go to the EU team for its valuable contributions during the This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the state of Africa's integration process, showing where efforts have succeeded or failed including why intra African trade remains low; and how lack of macroeconomic policy convergence and insufficient infrastructures hamper integration.