Regional Organizations > Economic Communities
There are over 30 regional institutions within 16 regional economic communities in Africa. Explore the maps below and click on the links to learn more about each of these regional economic communities:
- AU: African Union
- COMESA: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
- CEN-SAD: Community of Sahel-Saharan States
- CEPGL: Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries
- CEMAC: Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa
- EAC: East African Community
- ECCAS: Economic Community of Central African States
- ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States
- IGAD: Intergovernmental Authority on Development
- LGA: Liptako-Gourma Authority
- MRU: Mano River Union
- SACU: Southern African Customs Union
- SADC: Southern Africa Development Community
- UMA: Arab Maghreb Union
- UEMOA: West African Economic and Monetary Union
- WAMZ: West African Monetary Zone
Regional Economic Communities
Results from a Landscape Analysis of Regional Health Sector Actors in Africa: Comparative Advantages, Challenges, and Opportunities
The African continent has perhaps seen the most pronounced movement towards regionalism. In Africa’s health sector, regional bodies—such as regional economic communities and inter-governmental institutions, as well as regional professional associations and regional networks —have become active contributors to the development and health agendas during the last 10-15 years. The following paper discusses regionalization as a critical trend in Africa and presents findings and conclusions from a landscape analysis of key regional organizations in the African health sector. It contributes to a greater understanding of the relationships, power dynamics, limitations, and strategic
advantages of regional bodies in Africa. [Download]