ABSTRACT
Globalisation has remained a widely discussed ideologically driven phenomenon that facilitates interactions of state and non-state actors within the context of a broad spectrum of economic, political, social and cultural dimensions. The interlocking relationship between regionalism and globalism is in fact taking a new ideological dimension. The defenders of regional integration may have perceived regional market integration as a panacea to a fully developed regionalisation of countries in Africa. The argument that globalisation can deepen regionalisation of Africa is quite appealing, but there are schools of thought whose opinions vary on the subject. The pursuit of African regional cooperation as the first alternative has been advanced by some scholars who are of the view that cooperation, particularly in trade and investment, could promote economic growth and development in the region. The concept region is perceived to mean integration and interdependence of small number of sovereign states that more or less enjoy a significant degree of geographical contiguity.
