Give reasons as to why Africa has been unable to achieve full economic integration?

      

Give reasons as to why Africa has been unable to achieve full economic integration?

  

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Eric
a) The problem of poor transport and communication has impeded flow of trade. This has
affected all previous and existing economic groupings.
b) There is uneven distribution of resources in Africa. Some countries are endowed with strategic
natural resources like oil and fertile soils while others are impoverished with no resources. This
hinders integration.
c) All member states of economic co-operations suffer from budgetary deficit and balance of
payment problems. They therefore lack adequate foreign exchange required for international
trade.
d) There is constant political interference by unenlightened leaders
e) There has been rivalry among member states of trading co-operations.
f) Africa has had a poor share from world trade as prices on world market are dictated by
industrialized countries.
g) The advent of multi-partism after the end of the cold war and the subsequent introduction of
Structural Adjustment Programmes has crippled the performance of economic integration in
Africa.
h) Inability of member states to interfere in the internal affairs of other states even where there is
need.
i) Failure by member states to contribute fully to the organizations.
ericmunguti answered the question on September 18, 2018 at 11:06


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