The early twenty-first century witnessed remarkable attempts by
Africa's political leadership to promote regional integration as a
means of fast-tracking economic progress, facilitating peace and
security, consolidating democratic gains, and promoting the general
welfare of the African people. The transition of the Organization
of Unity (OAU) to the African Union (AU), as well as the foisting
of a new economic blueprint for the continent-the New Partnership
for Africa's Development (NEPAD), combined with the growing role of
the regional economic communities (RECs) in harmonizing and
creating subregional norms and standards in the political and
economic arena suggests a new trend towards regionalism in Africa.
Indeed, in the new regional integration architecture, the RECs are
considered to be the building blocks of the integration process led
by the African Union. This new impetus of a regional development
strategy was largely prompted by the slow pace of economic progress
on the continent, the increasing marginalization of Africa in the
global economy, and the need to create regional resources and
standards that would benefit the continent in all spheres of social
life. A painful realization became obvious that small micro-states
in Africa sticking to their political independence and sovereignty
would hardly make much progress in an increasingly globalised
world. A macro-states' approach of regional integration has assumed
Africa's new strategy to intervene in and integrate with a
globalizing world. The current regional trend in Africa has
received very little scholarly attention especially in a systematic
and comprehensive way. This is due partly to the fact that the
processes arecurrently unfolding and there is still uncertainty in
the outcomes. Poor documentation and the dearth of primary
materials (especially from the regional institutions) also
contribute to the lack of scholarly work in this area. This study
assembles the voices of some of the most seasoned African and
Africanist scholars who have constantly, in one way or another,
interacted with the integration process in Africa and kept abreast
of the developments therein, and seeks to capture those
developments in a nuanced manner in the economic, political and
social spheres. The essence of this book is to analyze those
processes--teasing out the issues, problems, challenges and major
policy recommendations, with tentative conclusions on Africa's
regional development trajectory. The book therefore fills major
knowledge and policy gaps in Africa's regional development agenda.
This book is a landmark contribution in a systematic attempt to
comprehend Africa's regional development strategy led by the
African Union. It examines the background, nuances, and dimensions
of the process, which include the basis and historiography of
pan-Africanism, the transition of the OAU to the AU, the issue of
popular participation in development, the NEPAD and APRM
initiatives, the evolving regional peace and security architecture,
and the efforts of regional institutions to facilitate democracy,
human rights, rule of law and good governance on the continent. The
book underscores the fact that formidable obstacles and challenges
abound in the trajectory, politics, and processes of this regional
development paradigm, especially as Africa navigates an uncertain
future in a deeply divided and unequal yet globalised World.
Thebook constitutes a major reference material and compendium for a
wide range of readers--students and scholars of African affairs and
African development, policy makers both in Africa and the western
countries, regional and international institutions and
organizations, and all those interested in the past, present and
future of Africa's development process.
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