Subject - “African Economic Organizations and Integration” (5 ECTS) - Online Bachelor of Science in Inter-African Business (third semester).
Syllabus of the Program: Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Introduction to Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Main institutions of the SADC
History of the Southern African Development Community
Treaty of the SADC (1992)
Economic profile of the region of the SADC: Angola, Botswana, the DR Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, the Seychelles, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe
SADC Strategic Plans
Southern Africa Economic Development
International Trade in the region of the SADC
a- Foreign Trade liberalization
b- Customs and Trade Facilitation
c- Competition Policy
d- Non-tariff barriers
e- Trade in services
f- Trade Development Program of the Southern African Development Community
Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan
Directorate of International Trade, industry, finance and investments
Integration Process in the SADC
a- SADC Free-trade area (2008)
b- Customs Union (2010)
c- Common Market (2015)
d- Economic and Monetary Union (2016)
e- Single currency (2018)
Infrastructures and services in the region of the Southern African Development Community
Transport in the SADC region
ICT and telecommunications
Tourism
Food, agriculture and natural resources
Foreign trade hub of Southern Africa
Protocol against corruption of the SADC
SADC Trade Agreements;
EU-SADC Economic Association Agreement (provisional)
India-Southern African Customs Union Agreement
Agreement with the EFTA
Objectives of the Program “Southern African Development Community (SADC)”:
To understand the objectives and institutions related to the SADC
To evaluate the advantages for the member countries of the SADC and the areas of cooperation
To analyze the Economic Integration process: the free-trade area of the SADC, Customs Union, Common Market, Economic and Monetary Union and the single currency
To analyze the intra-SADC Trade
To know the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan of the SADC
To know the trade agreements of the SADC
European Union-Southern African Development Community Free Trade Agreement.
Introduction to the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the SADC
International Trade Liberalization
India-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Preferential Trade Agreement.
Introduction to the India-Southern African Customs Union Preferential Trade Agreement
International Trade between India and South Africa
Syllabus of the Program: East African Community (EAC).
Introduction to the East African Community (EAC): Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda
Trade regime of the East African Community
Agencies of the East African Community
Structure and attributions of the Secretary of the East African Community
Creation of the Customs Union
Creation of the Common Market
Monetary and financial cooperation
Treaty for the creation of the East African Community
East African Development Bank
Economy and International Trade in the EAC region
Investing in the markets of the East African Community
Development of strategic alliances
Common Market of the East African Community
Customs Administration
Foreign trade liberalization
Trade-Related Aspects
Export promotion programs
Common external tariff of the East African Community
EU-East African Community Economic Association Agreement (in negotiation)
Objectives of the Program “East African Community (EAC)”:
To understand the objectives and functions of the East African Community
To evaluate the advantages for the member countries and the areas of cooperation in East African Community
To analyze the Economic Integration process (Customs Union and Common Market) and the International Trade between the member countries of the East African Community
To know the role of the East African Development Bank
East African Community (EAC)-United States Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement.
Introduction to the Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement between the East African Community and the U.S.
Objectives of the Association Agreement
International Trade between the countries of the EAC and the U.S.
Syllabus of the Program: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
Introduction to Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
COMESA decisions process
COMESA Integration Process;
Free-trade area of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
COMESA Customs Union
Common Market
Economic Community
Trade facilitation in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Non-tariff barriers elimination
Economy of the COMESA region.
International Trade of the COMESA
Intra-COMESA Trade
Trade in services
Investments in the COMESA region
Industry
Energy
Agriculture of the region of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme
Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa
Institutions and Agencies of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
PTA Bank (Bank of Trade and Development of Eastern and Southern Africa)
COMESA Reinsurance Company
Regional Investment Agency
African Trade Insurance Agency
Federation of National Associations of Women in Business of the COMESA
COMESA Entrepreneurs Council
Objectives of the Program “Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)”:
To understand the objectives, functions and institutions of the COMESA
To know the economy of the COMESA region
To analyze the COMESA Integration Process: the free-trade area, the Customs Union, the Common Market and the Economic Community COMESA
To evaluate the advantages for the member countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
To know the COMESA trade and transport facilitation programs
To analyze the role of the related institutions: the ZEP Bank, AIRC, the COMESA Reinsurance Company, ACA
To know the Nile Basin Initiative, the Indian Ocean Commission and the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Region
United States-COMESA Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIF).
The U.S.-COMESA countries (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIF)
International Trade between the U.S. and the countries of the COMESA
Advantages of the U.S.-COMESA Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
Syllabus of the Program: COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement.
Introduction to the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite FTA
Institutional framework
Areas of intervention
Tripartite free-trade area
Trade facilitation
Transport facilitation: the North-South Corridor
Infrastructure Development
Mechanisms related to International Trade
Corridors and infrastructures of the COMESA-SADC-EAC region
Case Study: the report mechanism, follow up and non-tariff
Barriers elimination (*)
towards the African Continental Free-Trade Area
Objectives of the Program “COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement”:
To understand the objectives (Customs Union) and the areas of cooperation of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite FTA
To evaluate the advantages for the member countries of the tripartite
To understand the advantages of the Tripartite free-trade area (ZLE)
To analyze trade facilitation programs, transport (African corridors...), non-tariff barriers
elimination
To understand the Tripartite Agreement as a stage towards the African Continental Free-Trade Area
Syllabus of the Program: Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD).
Introduction to the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
Member states of the CEN-SAD: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, the Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Chad, Togo and Tunisia
Sahel-Saharan Bank for Investment and Trade (BSIC)
Regional Food Security Programme
African Initiative of the Great Green Wall
Objectives of the Program “Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)”:
To understand the objectives of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States
To evaluate the advantages for the member countries of the CEN-SAD
To analyze the areas of cooperation and programs of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States
To know the role of the Sahel-Saharan Bank for Investment and Trade
Syllabus of the Program: Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA).
Introduction to the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)
OHADA Uniform Acts
Commercial law
Law of companies
Law on Guarantees and Bonds
Cancellation of liabilities in case of insolvency
Arbitration Law of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa
Organization and harmonization of corporate accounting
Contracts of carriage of goods by road
Cooperatives Law
Treaty on the Harmonization of the African Business Law
Objectives of the Program “Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)”:
To understand the objectives (legal integration) of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa
To know the OHADA Uniform Acts (the commercial law, the arbitration, the transport...)
To analyze the implications for business and companies
To understand the role of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa in African Integration
CECT = Credit of Capitalisable and Transferable Evaluation (CAMES)
Samples: African Economic Organizations and Integration (Bachelor of Science in Inter-African Business, e-learning, third semester).
Language of the subject “African Economic Organizations and Integration” of the Bachelor of Science in Inter-African Business taught by EENI Global Business School (third semester): or
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