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The African Continental Free Trade Area : using political will to map and identify factors that Influence its implementation
Dissertation (MA (International Relations))--University of Pretoria, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/101512 The African Continental Free Trade Area : using political will to map and identify factors that Influence its implementation Thuynsma, Heather Anne u17303576 Khosa, Hosi UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Regional integration Free trade Systems theory Political will Dissertation (MA (International Relations))--University of Pretoria, 2025. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a cornerstone of the African integration project because it is a flagship project of the African Union and Africa Agenda 2063 that seeks to combine African economies into one single continental market that will potentially amount to US$4 trillion. It is inherently linked to the values espoused by the Abuja Treaty which provides the framework for African integration. Therefore, if AfCFTA is properly implemented, it could potentially be a solution to Africa’s developmental challenges. The current study assesses the implementation of AfCFTA using unorthodox means. Using systems theory, this study seeks to examine the extent to which there is political will within the system of implementation. It also seeks to uncover the features of AfCFTA beyond its system of implementation. For example, it defines regional integration and free trade and seeks to link this to AfCFTA to uncover what AfCFTA seeks to achieve within the African continent. While there is a certain degree of political will within the African system, many hurdles must still be overcome to ensure that AfCFTA is aggressively implemented. Mellon Foundation Political Sciences MA (International Relations) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals 2025-03-14T13:03:45Z 2025-03-14T13:03:45Z 2025-09 2025-03 Dissertation * S2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/101512 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.28581812 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Regional integration Free trade Systems theory Political will The African Continental Free Trade Area : using political will to map and identify factors that Influence its implementation |
| title | The African Continental Free Trade Area : using political will to map and identify factors that Influence its implementation |
| title_full | The African Continental Free Trade Area : using political will to map and identify factors that Influence its implementation |
| title_fullStr | The African Continental Free Trade Area : using political will to map and identify factors that Influence its implementation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The African Continental Free Trade Area : using political will to map and identify factors that Influence its implementation |
| title_short | The African Continental Free Trade Area : using political will to map and identify factors that Influence its implementation |
| title_sort | african continental free trade area using political will to map and identify factors that influence its implementation |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Regional integration Free trade Systems theory Political will |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/101512 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.28581812 |