Raw LLM Responses

Hmm, I’d think of more implications than this, especially if you’re a development professional. This isn’t the first attempt at forming a trade bloc. Past regional trading blocs have been pretty unsuccessful for a variety of reasons. You can look towards self-interested to explain some reasons. You seem to not account for the fact that African (and other developing countries) impose tariffs because it’s the easiest way for them to collect revenue from an economy which is largely driven by informal employment. How will states, especially poorer ones which depend more on tariff revenues, maintain government revenue if the trading bloc’s tariff schedule does not align?