Regionalism in Africa at the Present Stage

... recent hostilities has stabilized to some extent. The economic development in the three countries under sanctions has not gone unnoticed. In particular, the communiqué of the meeting reads: “Reaffirming our commitment to the goals and principles of ECOWAS as well as the African Union, we feel obliged to respond to the aspirations of the people in our nations to create a strategic and priority zone for trade, transport, agriculture, mining ... on the Bamako-Conakry-Ouagadougou axis....” An agreement was reached between ...