1st Edition
The Quest for Unity An Appraisal of Regional Integration in Africa
Regional integration was identified many years ago as being critical to Africa’s quest to overcome its colonially induced underdevelopment. To encourage this, several potentially significant programmes or projects have been stillborn or inadequately implemented. A network of relatively stable Regional Economic Communities (RECs) has been established, and one of its most ambitious initiatives – the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) – is now being ‘operationalised’. Written in the context of a global economy emerged in stagflation – a combination of stagnation and inflation – this book provides a deeper insight into pertinent conceptual and theoretical issues of vital importance to Africa’s development. It also presents case studies of several of the RECs, as well as the processes involved in constructing the AfCFTA.
The subject matter of this book includes –
- African lingua franca and African knowledge systems
- The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
- Regional integration: Mission impossible?
- Regional electricity integration in Africa
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Foreword – Rob Davies
Acknowledgements
Acronyms and abbreviations
Map: Regional Economic Communities
Introduction: The quest for regional integration in Africa
Sizo Nkala and David Monyae
PART 1: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION
Chapter 1: Theories and concepts of regional integration in Africa
Gilbert Khadiagala
Chapter 2: The ideological roots of regional integration in Africa
Rich Mashimbye
Chapter 3: African lingua franca and African knowledge systems: A framework for integration
Muxe Nkondo
PART 2: AFRICA’S REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES AS INSTRUMENTS OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION
Chapter 4: The Southern African Development Community’s pursuit of regional integration
Siphamandla Zondi
Chapter 5: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
John Akokpari and Emmanuel Ampomah
Chapter 6: Synergy, ambition and challenges in the expanded East African Community
Emmanuel Matambo
Chapter 7: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development and regional integration in the Horn of Africa
Joseph Makanda
Chapter 8: The Central African Economic Monetary Community
Teniola Tayo and Michael Odiji
PART 3: CONTINENTAL INTEGRATION MECHANISMS
Chapter 9: The Pan-African Parliament: A catalyst for African integration?
David Monyae and Sizo Nkala
Chapter 10: An appraisal of the AU’s Peace and Security Council, 2003–2022
Bhaso Ndzendze and Anslelm W. Aduminay
Chapter 11: The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
Kingsley Stephen Orievulu
Chapter 12: The free movement of persons and African integration
Khabele Matlosa
PART 4: THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS
Chapter 13: Who trades what with whom? Mapping intraregional trade
Rod Alence
Chapter 14: Building continental institutions: The African Continental Free Trade Area
Sizo Nkala
Chapter 15: The AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Goods
Teniola Tayo and Michael Odijie
PART 5: INFRASTRUCTURAL INTEGRATION IN AFRICA
Chapter 16: Regional electricity integration in Africa: The case of the African Single Electricity Market
Ekeminiabasi Eyita-Okon
Chapter 17: Transport infrastructure and regional integration in Africa
Sikanyiso Masuku
Chapter 18: Digital infrastructure: Creating the backbone for development
Odilile Ayodele
Chapter 19: Africa’s Blue Economy infrastructure and its potential for continental integration
Thokozani Simelani and Francis Mwaijande
PART 6: THE MEDIA AND EXTERNAL ACTORS IN REGIONAL INTEGRATION
Chapter 20: The role of the media in driving Africa’s regional integration
Bob Wekesa
Chapter 21: The impact of external actors on Africa’s regional integration
David Monyae
Conclusion: Regional integration: Mission impossible?
Sizo Nkala and David Monyae
Contributors
Index
Biography
Sizo Nkala is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg’s Centre for Africa–China Studies, where he produces academic publications, manages commissioned research projects, organizes seminars and interacts with the media. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. His research interests include China–Africa relations in the technology, media and economic spheres, African political economy, immigration and global politics.
David Monyae is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Johannesburg, and Co-Director of the Centre for Africa–China Studies. Professor Monyae is an international relations and foreign policy expert, with a PhD in International Relations from the University of the Witwatersrand. He previously served as Section Manager: International Relations Policy Analysis at the South African Parliament, providing strategic management, parliamentary foreign policy formulation, and monitoring and analysis services.
