Welcome - Observatory On Regional Integration in Africa

The observatory on regional integration intends to help fulfill the needs of a platform to provide holistic information and knowledge about Africa’s integration agenda and processes so as to provide a means by which stakeholders can probe and scrutinize what transpires within regional economic commissions (RECs) and institutions of regional integration., and thus facilitate the popularization and democratization of the integration process.  

This observatory thus strengthens the process of harmonization of programs among RECs, enhances the participation of civil society and all stakeholders in Africa’s integration process, and promotes accountability of member States and their regional institutions, in particular RECs, in the fulfillment of integration objectives. It promotes a multi-stakeholder dialogue and interaction, between the RECs themselves on one hand, and among other institutions in the integration arena, on the other.

A backround on Africa's integration efforts may be viewed so as to have an idea of  how far the continent has come thus far.

OBJECTIVES OF THE OBSERVATORY  

• Promote exchange and sharing of information, ideas and collaboration among stakeholders on Africa’s regional integration process, and foster synergies in efforts and actions. 

• Promote standardization, harmonization and coordination among RECs’ programmes, polices and activities including those trade, monetary, financial and fiscal polices, transport and communication inter-linkages, energy and movement of persons. 

• Promote cost-effectiveness and cooperation among RECs, African countries and institutions in the dissemination and sharing of information on regional integration, and the quest for solution to common problems and challenges. 

• Provide a valuable source of integrated data, facts and figures on Africa’s regional integration agendas across RECs and member States. 

• Provide a framework for the general public to acquaint themselves with the evolution of Africa’s integration process, and be empowered as informed active participants in the integration process, rather than passive onlookers. 

• Facilitate the dissemination of activities and publications of ECA and partners in the field of regional integration.

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