African Economic Community (AEC) bụ nzukọ nke steeti African Union na-eguzobe ihe ndabere maka mmepe akụ na ụba n'etiti ọtụtụ steeti Africa. Ebumnobi ekwuru nke nzukọ a gụnyere imepụta mpaghara azụmaahịa n'efu, otu kọstọm, otu ahịa, ụlọ akụ etiti, na otu ego nkịtị (lee African Monetary Union) si otú a guzobe njikọ akụ na ụba na ego.
. Ugbu a enwere ọtụtụ mpaghara mpaghara na Africa, nke a makwaara dị ka Regional Economic Communities (RECs), ọtụtụ n'ime ha nwere ndị otu.RECs mejupụtara isi ụlọ ọrụ azụmahịa na, n'ọnọdụ ụfọdụ, ụfọdụ mmekọrịta ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị na nke agha. Ọtụtụ n'ime REC ndị a mejupụtara "ogidi" nke AEC, ọtụtụ n'ime ha nwekwara mkpuchi na ụfọdụ n'ime mba ndị otu ha. N'ihi oke oke a, o yikarịrị ka ụfọdụ steeti nwere ọtụtụ ndị otu ga-emecha pụọ na otu ma ọ bụ karịa REC. Ọtụtụ n'ime ogidi ndị a nwekwara obere ìgwè nwere omenala siri ike na / ma ọ bụ njikọ ego nke ha:
Nkeji 1: Emechara, naanị ndị otu Arab Maghreb Union na Sahrawi Republic anaghị esonye. Somalia na-esonye, mana enwebeghị mmejuputa ya.
Nzọụkwụ 2: Ọganihu na-aga n'ihu, ọ dịghị ihe ọ bụla ị ga-enyocha.
Nzọụkwụ nke 3:
Nzọụkwụ 4: Na Machị 2018, mba Afrịka iri anọ na itoolu bịanyere aka na nkwekọrịta azụmahịa n'efu nke Afrịka na-emeghe ụzọ maka mpaghara azụmahịa n'enweghị ihe mgbochi na kọntinent ahụ. Mpaghara azụmahịa nweere onwe ya malitere ịrụ ọrụ na Julaị 2019, mgbe 22 nkwado gasịrị.[3][4] Ka ọ na-erule 2021, ndị bịanyere aka na 34 aghọwo ndị otu nkwekọrịta ahụ.
Nzọụkwụ 5: Enweghị ọganihu
Nzọụkwụ 6: ọ nweghị ọganihu
Ndị isi nke Southern African Development Community (SADC), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) na East African Community (EAC) mara ọkwa African Free Trade Zone (AFTZ) na Wednesday October 22, 2008.