The African Development Bank Group has been at the forefront of supporting the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and promoting regional infrastructure projects that ease cross-border trade.

African countries are pursuing stronger regional integration to reap the benefits of larger markets and take advantage of economies of scale; and to tackle regional and global challenges such as ...

The region has proved unexpectedly resilient, aided by a front-loading of exports, technology investment, and policy support.

Flags of participating SAARC, or South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, countries are seen outside the Vigyan Bhavan, the venue of the 14th SAARC Summit, in New Delhi, India, March 30, 2007 ...

KIGALI, February 2, 2022 — Rwanda has achieved a strong economic recovery in 2021, according to the 18th edition of the Rwanda Economic Update (REU18) released today. Gross domestic product (GDP) ...

Only ASEAN can offer credible economic leadership in the region through the flagship Regional Comprehensive Economic ...

8 March 2024 - On 28 January 2024, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger notified the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) of their intention to withdraw from ECOWAS.

SIR: In 1914, the British colonialists amalgamated different nations around the River Niger area to form what is today known as Nigeria. The ‘British masters’ caused the fusion the Hausas, the Fulanis ...

Journal of Economic Integration, Vol. 37, No. 3 (September 2022), pp. 423-457 (35 pages) Regions are gaining importance as globalization struggles with local sustainable implementation. Thus, regional ...

Vol. 31, No. 2, Country Focus on "Integrating Myanmar into the Global Economy" (August 2014), pp. 313-335 (23 pages) The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is among several regional blocs ...