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The ECA Subregional Development Centres (SRDCs) - have a pivotal role in rendering more effective services to member States in the emerging challenges of the Twenty-First century. In light of this, it was found necessary to consult with member States with a view to reaching a consensus on revitalising and strengthening these Centres. This rational took into account resource allocation, institutional framework, location, geographical coverage and operational modalities. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - COMESA exists 'as an organization of free independent sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing their natural and human resources for the good of all their people'. With its 19 member states and population of 300 million it forms a major integrated trading block. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) - ECOWAS aims to promote trade and economic growth among member countries. Currently there are 16 member countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. Organization for African Unity (OAU) - The Organization of African Unity was established on May 25, 1963, at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the Charter was signed on that occasion by Heads of State and Government of 32 independent African States. OAU's purposes are to promote the unity and solidarity of the African States; defend the sovereignty of members; eradicate all forms of colonialism; promote international cooperation having due regard for the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; coordinate and harmonize Member States economic, diplomatic, educational, health, welfare, scientific and defense policies. Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) - SADC
was created in 1992 by its member states to bring economic prosperity, development, and
stability through regional trade liberalization and political and economic integration.
SADC's predecessor, the Southern African Development Coordinating Conference (SADCC), was
founded in 1980 by the Frontline States to advance similar goals of regional cooperation,
with the added objective of putting political pressure on the then-apartheid government of
South Africa. Apartheid's demise increased the opportunities for trade liberalization and
regional integration, and SADCC evolved into SADC. African Development Bank (ADB)
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The African Development Bank [ADB],
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The African Development Fund [ADF],
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The Nigeria Trust Fund [NTF]. The Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) encompasses five North African countries that have strong historical, cultural, and language affinities. The first Conference of Maghreb Economic Ministers, which took place in Tunis in 1964, established the Conseil Permanent Cunsultatif du Maghreb (CPCM) between Algeria, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, and Tunisia, to coordinate and harmonize the development plans of the four countries as well as interaregional trade and relations with the EU. However, for a number of reasons, the plans never came to fruition. It was not until the late 1980s that new impetus began to bring the parties together again. The first Maghreb Summit of the five Heads of State, held at Zeralda (Algeria) in June 1988, resulted in a decision to set up the Maghreb High Commission and various specialized commissions. Finally, on February 17, 1989 in Marrakech, the Treaty establishing the AMU was signed by the Heads of State of the five countries. As of May 1996, there have been a total of 37 Maghrebi conventions. |
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