The Uruguay round : challenges and opportunities for Africa

Abstract

For the African countries the need to develop effective strategies for integration of their economies in the world economy, to improve infernal competitiveness, to open op among themselves and globally,, and to take advantage of the opportunities bang generated by globalization and Hberalizztian of the world economy are all acknowledged. Equally, the urgent need for the continent to play a more active role in the international trading system and in the new World Trade Organization is recognized, as dnfy reflected in the Tunis Declaration by African Ministers of Trade on the Urngoay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations adopted in October 1993 and the Tunis Framework for Action for Implementation oftheUrogoay Ronnd - Agreements by African Countries, adopted by the International Conference on the Uruguay Ronnd and African Economics held in October 1994_ The concerns for adequately preparing Africa for the forthcoming Singapore WTO Ministerial Meeting were also voiced by the African Heads of State and Government of the Organization of the African Unity (OAO)j dining their