Legal and Institutional Challenges of Economic Integration in Africa

• Autores: Iwa Salami
• Localización: European Law Journal, ISSN-e 1468-0386, Vol. 17, Nº. 5, 2011, págs. 667-682
• Idioma: inglés
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  • There is a plethora of economic integration arrangements on the African continent and almost all African countries belong to more than one economic integration group. The African Union (AU), which was established in 2001, and which took over from the failed Organisation of African Unity, attempts to consolidate economic integration arrangements in Africa within one structure. Although this appears simple on paper, there are huge legal and institutional challenges and questions arise as to whether an African‐wide economic integration arrangement can be achieved within the time frame set for this in the African Economic Community (AEC) Treaty. This paper assesses the legal and institutional challenges facing the AU/AEC agenda.