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This year’s priority: Acceleration The African Union’s theme for 2023 is “Year of AfCFTA: Acceleration of AfCFTA Implementation.” And with good reason. A flagship project of the AU, the African…

Member states: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia Visa openness  The Arab Maghreb Union comprises five North African countries. Since AMU counts such a small number of member…

Member States: Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger,…

Member states: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Eswatini,…

Member states: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Uganda Visa openness Average visa openness in the EAC has improved over the past year but the bloc…

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Member states: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial…

Member states: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, The Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo Visa openness With…

Member states: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda Visa openness The Intergovernmental Authority on Development comprises eight East African countries…

Member states: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia,…

Spotlight on COMESA The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) comprises 21 member states that together cover almost two-thirds of the African continent. Founded in 1994, COMESA has…