Post independent Africa, experienced variety of problems. African leaders and experts worked assiduously towards the formation of regional organizations to promote unity, peace socio economic growth and the defense of the territorial integrity, national sovereignty and independence of African states, by the 1990s so many regional organization of African unity (OAU). Later transformed to African union (AU) Economic community of West African states (ECOWAS) East African Community (EAC) Central African and monetary Community (CEMAC) Southern African Development community (SADC)
By the end of this spread you should be able to outline the regions, aims, structure successes and failures of OAU (AU) and (ECOWAS).