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Local initiatives key to Africa’s integration : the Lagos-Johannesburg partnership showcases the Pan-African project
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Nigeria Lagos Johannesburg South Africa Towns Partnership Urban development Economic integration Regional integration Bilateral relations International cooperation Decentralization Economic and social development Recommendations Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap
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2024
Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Research Unit | University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa | Uppsala
Policymakers at the local/city government level are crucial to continental integration projects like the African free trade agreement and the free movement protocol. However, they are not represented in the African Union (AU) and other international bodies where such projects are negotiated and designed. City-to-city cooperation between Africa’s two major economic hubs, Lagos and Johannesburg, would not only unleash strategic synergies and drive continental integration, but would also leverage private-sector involvement and influence other cities to enter into similar cross-border partnerships.
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