Regional Integration and Economic Partnership Agreements: Southern Africa at the Crossroads

This research paper discusses the challenges Southern Africa faces regarding political and economic integration, specifically in the context of negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union (EU).

• The negotiation of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union has highlighted the issue of Southern African countries having multiple and overlapping memberships in various regional organisations.
• There are conflicting views on the EU's role in the region: some suggest the EU should wait for the region to resolve its own integration issues first, while others believe the EPA process is helping to find solutions to Southern Africa's integration problems.

APA

South African Institute of International Affairs (2006). Regional Integration and Economic Partnership Agreements: Southern Africa at the Crossroads. https://saiia.org.za/research/regional-integration-and-economic-partnership-agreements-southern-africa-at-the-crossroads/

Chicago

South African Institute of International Affairs. Regional Integration and Economic Partnership Agreements: Southern Africa at the Crossroads. 2006. https://saiia.org.za/research/regional-integration-and-economic-partnership-agreements-southern-africa-at-the-crossroads/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{southafricaninstituteofinternationalaffairs2006regional, author = {{South African Institute of International Affairs}}, title = {{Regional Integration and Economic Partnership Agreements: Southern Africa at the Crossroads}}, institution = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, year = {2006}, month = apr, url = {https://saiia.org.za/research/regional-integration-and-economic-partnership-agreements-southern-africa-at-the-crossroads/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }