Economic Community of West African States

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    sovereignty Firstly, economic integration requires willingness to share their sovereignty at the political level in order to ensure that community goals preceed over national interests. It is not clear whether the members of any of Africa’s RECs are prepared to do this in a meaningful way(Alves et al, 14). Sovereignty and nationality concerns drive African member states to become reluctant actors in their approach to integration because it can undermine the sovereignty of their states. As a result, the

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