The Itinerary of the African Integration Process: An overview of the Historical Landmarks

This article provides an overview of th inititives undertaken by African leaders to carry out the economic and political integration of the continent. It examines in turn the Lagos Plan of Action and Final Act of Lagos, the 2Anu Treaty establishing the African Economic Community, the African Union and the NEPAD. Beforehand, it clarifies the important initiatives such as the Monrovia Symposium, the Addis Ababa Declaration of 1973, and th Kinshasa Declaration of 1976, which indicated the political good-will of the African leaders to deal with the economic and political destiny of the continent and which resulted in the adoption in the Lagos Plan of Action, which in turn bad partly been the origin of other initiatives. In addition, the article reveals that in spite of the multiplicity of these initiatives, the process of the economic and political integration of Africa remains an important concern to date.