Paper short abstract:

The paper examines the relevance of NEPAD as a strategy by African Union to enhance regional integration in Africa.

Paper long abstract:

No doubt, the African region is dire need of greater integration as a panacea to the numerous socio-economic and security challenges confronting the continent. This is based on the realization that regional development could easily be achieved through the collective efforts of all African states rather than individual basis of the states. This accounts for the desire of African leaders to eventually enthrone common market through the instrumentality of the African Union.

African Union has adopted a number of strategies to guarantee the attainment of its cardinal objectives. One of such strategies is the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). This strategy, with its diverse components, has existed for almost a decade now.

This paper, therefore, critically examines the instrument of NEPAD as a mechanism for enhancing regional integration in Africa by the African Union. It argues that the strategy of NEPAD has not significantly promoted socio-economic transformation in Africa