This report first presents the historical context of the African integration process and the progress of African leaders towards achieving a united, integrated and prosperous continent under the Abuja Treaty and AU Agenda 2063. The Abuja Treaty, signed in 1991, lays the groundwork for the creation of African Economic Community (AEC), whereby the economies of the m...

History shows that discussions leading to the formulation of the African human rights system began as early as 1961 when the International Commission of Jurists convened the African Conference on the Rule of Law in Lagos, Nigeria. At the end of the Conference a resolution, commonly called the ‘Law of Lagos’, was adopted. The resolution invites African governments t...

The AfDB Statistics Pocketbook presents summary economic and social data on regional member countries and operational activities of the African Development Bank Group. Most of the indicators shown are selected from other Bank publications, namely: Compendium of Statistics on Bank Group Operations; Indicators on Gender, Poverty, the Environment, and Progress towards...

The 2017 edition of The Africa Competitiveness Report comes out at a challenging time for the continent. In recent years, growth in several African countries has been subdued after more than a decade of solid expansion. The slowdown is largely due to the protracted low commodity prices as well as the reduced growth in emerging markets such as China, and in advance...

The AGR assesses the state of governance in Africa with a view to providing Member States with a comprehensive baseline to assist governments to enhance governance. Whilst there already exist assessment reports on the state of governance in Africa that are publicly available in public discourse, these reports have largely been developed by multilateral organisation...