The Quest for Unity

Foreword â" Rob Davies

Acknowledgements

Acronyms and abbreviations

Map: Regional Economic Communities

Introduction: The quest for regional integration in Africa

PART 1: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION

Chapter 1: Theories and concepts of regional integration in Africa

Chapter 2: The ideological roots of regional integration in Africa

Chapter 3: African lingua franca and African knowledge systems: A framework for integration

PART 2: AFRICAâS REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES AS INSTRUMENTS OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION

Chapter 4: The Southern African Development Communityâs pursuit of regional integration

Chapter 5: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Chapter 6: Synergy, ambition and challenges in the expanded East African Community

Chapter 7: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development and regional integration in the Horn of Africa

Chapter 8: The Central African Economic Monetary Community

PART 3: CONTINENTAL INTEGRATION MECHANISMS

Chapter 9: The Pan-African Parliament: A catalyst for African integration?

Chapter 10: An appraisal of the AUâs Peace and Security Council, 2003â"2022

Chapter 11: The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

Chapter 12: The free movement of persons and African integration

PART 4: THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

Chapter 13: Who trades what with whom? Mapping intraregional trade

Chapter 14: Building continental institutions: The African Continental Free Trade Area

Chapter 15: The AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Goods

PART 5: INFRASTRUCTURAL INTEGRATION IN AFRICA

Chapter 16: Regional electricity integration in Africa: The case of the African Single Electricity Market

Chapter 17: Transport infrastructure and regional integration in Africa

Chapter 18: Digital infrastructure: Creating the backbone for development

Chapter 19: Africaâs Blue Economy infrastructure and its potential for continental integration

PART 6: THE MEDIA AND EXTERNAL ACTORS IN REGIONAL INTEGRATION

Chapter 20: The role of the media in driving Africaâs regional integration

Chapter 21: The impact of external actors on Africaâs regional integration

Conclusion: Regional integration: Mission impossible?

Contributors

Index