Study on the Prospects and Issues of Regional Integration in Africa

The study’s objective was to feed the French Development Agency’s (AFD) internal strategic discussion on current regional integration processes in Africa in order to elaborate an operational strategy to support regional integration. It aimed at improving the AFD knowledge on regional integration processes, at strengthening the recognition of this dynamic within the current French national projects and to identify main support needs (by identifying geographic and sectoral priorities) and the most effective procedures that can lead to specific interventions. The study consisted in reviewing the literature on the topic (external and internal), in analysing current AFD as well as others institutions’ organization and procedures as regards support to regional integration and in studying regional integration and Member State’s perceptions on the ongoing process in various African regions.


Project Details
Country AFRICA
Start date 2010.05.01
End date 2011.09.15
Client AFD
Sector REGIONAL POLICIES
Sub-sector Regional integration
Ref. ADE A436