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Prerequisites for Economic Integration in Africa: An Analysis of the Abuja Treaty

The Treaty Establishing African Economic Community was signed on 3 June 1991, in Abuja, Nigeria, by 51 heads of state and government of member states of Organization of African Unity (OAU). In formulating Treaty, African leaders recognized the various factors which hinder development of continent and seriously jeopardize future of its peoplesl and took into account various resolutions and declarations at previous summit meetings (in 1968, 1970 and 1973) which provided economic integration of continent is a pre-requisite for realization of objectives of OAU.2 In 1976, OAU Council of Ministers, …