The Africa Regional Integration Index, ARII 2019, a new report jointly launched by the African Development Bank, UN Economic Commission for Africa, UNECA, and the Africa Union, AU, Commission launched the Africa Regional Integration Index report last week.

The launch of the second edition of ARII report, a joint initiative of the African Development Bank, AUC and UNECA, is important for Africa's regional integration agenda.

The ARII tracks progress made by African countries on regional integration within their regional economic communities, RECs, and across Africa.

ARII evaluates five dimensions of regional integration for the 54 African countries and for the eight RECs recognised by the AU.

It also calculates regional integration scores for the continent on the five dimensions, namely trade, production, macroeconomics, infrastructural, and the free movement of people.