Weak Coordination Hampers African Economic Integration, Ahmed Haggag Says

Ambassador Ahmed Haggag, former assistant secretary-general of the Organization of African Unity, has identified insufficient coordination as a major obstacle to economic integration across Africa.

Haggag said coordination between African institutions and economic blocs remains inadequate, hindering efforts to achieve closer economic ties across the continent.

His assessment puts the relationship between those institutions and blocs at the center of the integration challenge, highlighting shortcomings in how they work together.

Haggag described the coordination gap as one of the continent’s most prominent challenges, rather than the sole barrier to African economic integration.