This article provides a review of literature on African Agency and the drivers of change within EU–African trade politics in negotiations on Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union and African governments.

Regional integration is the strategy adopted at the continental level to strengthen Africa’s development. However, the different regional blocs already established on the continent face many challenges. Based on the economic integration of the ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States)...

This article explores the policy foundations behind regional trade in sub-Saharan Africa with particular focus on West Africa and its application in practice. It criticizes the relevance of the Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) and questions its effect on the primacy of the...