According to the WTO, only 10 percent of
African (including sub-Saharan African) exports
were intraregional (i.e.: traded to other African
countries). In contrast, 68 percent of exports
from countries in Western Europe were exported
to other Western European countries. Similarly,
40 percent of North American exports were to
other countries in North America. It is notable
that Western Europe and North America have
regional trade agreements that allowed for a tariff-
free and quota-free intraregional movement
of goods.53 Though African trading blocs do
exist, movement of goods is seldom free.54 Too
often, the only tangible result of regional trade
agreements in Africa is the creation of bloated