Africa and its AU economic development structure are meant to be a formidable economic block, on equitable competitive par with the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the European Union (EU) (most appropriately), given its size and potential. A competitive edge for global economics has been a convergence of intra-continental trade and tariffs – marked by free movement of citizens and goods. In Africa, however, intra-continental trade remains very low, with heavy dependence on foreign markets for its total trade. Extra-Africa imports, for example, amounting to an 86% average, with Extra-Africa exports amounting to an estimated 83% average at the time of writing.