The Quest for Unity

Foreword – 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: AFRICA’S REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES AS INSTRUMENTS OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION
Chapter 4: The Southern African Development Community’s 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 AU’s Peace and Security Council, 2003–2022
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: Africa’s 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 Africa’s regional integration
Chapter 21: The impact of external actors on Africa’s regional integration
Conclusion: Regional integration: Mission impossible?
Contributors
Index

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.