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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Regional Economic Communities (RECs)"”.
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For better or for worse: the impact of EPAs on Africa's regional integration
Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in Africa are often plagued with disorientation and sub-par trade relations. It is well-established that extra-continental trade partnerships between Africa and the West have resulted in the delaying of industrialisation and the subsequent growth in …
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An analysis of competition law implementation in the EAC, SADC, and COMESA and the problem of overlapping membership
… an integral building block in the attainment of regional integration, with Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on the continent making specific provision for competition policy in their founding and developmental agreements. However, in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the East …
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Legal analysis on the relationship between the AU/AEC and RECs : Africa lost in a "spaghetti bowl" of legal relations?
In Africa, the regional trade agreements (RTAs) are commonly known as regional economic communities (RECs). Currently, fourteen regional economic communities operate on the African continent. However, in the quest for a more systematic approach to promoting "a strong and united Africa", only eight …
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The role of law in deepening regional integration in Southern Africa - a comparative analysis of SADC and COMESA
Regional integration is not a new phenomenon in Africa. It can be traced back to the creation of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) in 1917, which was the world's first customs union. Upon gaining independence, states formed the Organization of African Unity (OAU). At that time, Heads of …
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The Role of Regional Organisations in Upholding Credible and Legitimate Electoral Processes in Africa
Regional Organizations hereinafter referred as Regional Economic Communities (RECs) are the building blocks of the African Union. They promote regional integration, democratization, cooperation, development and peace and security within African States. RECs complement the instruments of the AU on …
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Open skies for Africa, a principled approach to the implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM)
… to liberalisation among the continent's Regional Economic Communities (RECs). Similar to other areas, integration and cooperation in the African air transport sector has largely borrowed the EU formalistic, top-down approach and has found itself caught in the straightjacket of …
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Governing regional telecommunication networks in a developing region: the SADC case
One of the political and economic responses to globalisation and the associated rise of multilateral trade agreements is the integration of national markets and their governance within regions. As developing economies have become increasingly integrated into the global economy, the harmonisation of …
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An analysis of the role of AfCFTA investment facilitation protocol and strategies in the promotion of sustainable development in SADC Developing Countries: a comparative study
… Development Community (SADC), like other African Regional Economic Communities (RECs), was created in an effort to build beyond the economic, social, political and environmental fragmentation and damage brought about by colonial powers and the remnants of their control during the earliest …
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Accelerating regional trade integration in Africa through regional value chains: A SADC perspective
Regional integration has been a key ambition, vision and standing agenda of the African continent for the past two decades. The recent signing of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) (signed by 54 of the 55 members of the African Union as of July 2019) brings to the fore the urgent …
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(De)legitimizing rape as a weapon of war: patriarchy, narratives and the African Union
… undermined the social, political, and economic prosperity of African citizens. Additionally, women and children are particularly affected by these conflicts. Women and children are regarded as ‘the most vulnerable’ as they often become the targets of sexual abuse by the enemy. The …