TITLE:
Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) and the Challenges of Corruption in Africa
AUTHORS:
Gbemi Odusote, Yakusak Aduak
KEYWORDS:
Corruption, African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC)
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Political Science,
Vol.12 No.3,
May
24,
2022
ABSTRACT: Since the first quarter of 2020, African nations have been forced to
battle to scourge of COVID-19 and its toll on the economies across the African
continent. As normalcy resumes, the timing of the implementation of the
provisions of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) could not
have been timelier. While the objectives of the AfCFTA include the economic
integration within the continent, which is considered noble and timely, this
paper argues that the objectives of the AfCFTA may not be realised if Africa
refuses to combat corruption within the continent and among member nations. Following a doctrinal
approach, this paper recommends the incorporation of the provisions of the
African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC) into
the AfCFTA to demonstrate political will of African leaders to combat
corruption.