dc.contributor.author | MILO, Silindile Nanzile | |
dc.contributor.author | SOROPOGUI, Keamou Marcel | |
dc.contributor.author | TAYO, Teniola Toluwani | |
dc.contributor.author | HAFEZ, Mohamed | |
dc.contributor.author | FOBOI, Mohammed | |
dc.contributor.author | ADJEI, Thomas Kankam | |
dc.contributor.author | ANIKA, Jane Dorothy | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-23T12:17:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-06-23T12:17:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-92-9466-416-7 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2600-271X | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1814/75702 | |
dc.description.abstract | Regional integration remains a top priority for the African Union
(AU). In an effort to foster free movement and promote integration,
peace, and unity at the continental level, a common AU passport
was launched in 2016 aimed at this end. In 2018, two years after
the initiation of the AU passport, the African Continental Free Trade
Area (AfCFTA) and the Free Movement of Persons Protocol (FMP)
were adopted by the AU as one of the key aims of its Agenda
2063. Unlike its counterpart, the AfCFTA, the FMP Protocol has
not been successful in gaining support and enthusiasm from
the majority of AU member states. In fact, since its adoption, of
the 33 countries that agreed to the proposal, only four member
states (Mali, Niger, Rwanda, and Sao Tome and Principe) have fully
ratified the Protocol. The much larger nations, such as Algeria,
Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, and Ethiopia, have not yet ratified.1
The reasons for this lack of enthusiasm have to do with member
states’ concerns with issues of security, border management, and
economic imbalances.2 Tackling the overt and covert reasons
behind the hesitancy of member states to ratify the protocol will
be key to moving its agenda forward. | en |
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of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or
the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European
Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | European University Institute | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | EUI | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | STG | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Policy Brief | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 2023/17 | en |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.title | Opening up Africa for Africans: a proposal in support of the protocol for the Free Movement of Persons | en |
dc.type | Other | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.2870/81003 | |
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dc.rights.license | Attribution 4.0 International | * |