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The ECCAS Vision 2050
Vision 2050 is the long-term reference framework of ECCAS. The outcome of a participatory process, building on the lessons of Vision 2025, it charts the course towards a peaceful, integrated, resilient and prosperous Central Africa, implemented through five-year strategic plans.
Central Africa in 2050: a peaceful, integrated, resilient and prosperous area, founded on effective governance, a diversified and competitive economy, modern interconnected infrastructure, a sustainably preserved natural environment and fully developed human capital.
Seven values, one credo: "INTÉGRÉ"
The Community's core values are captured by the acrostic INTÉGRÉ ("integrated"), the symbol of its credo.
Six major aspirations for the region
By 2050, ECCAS aims to hold a central place at regional, continental and international level.
An African hub of stability and peace
Strengthened democratic governance, operational institutions and a 90% reduction in crises across the region.
An integrated and competitive economic area
A dynamic common market: raising intra-regional trade to at least 20% and the average industrialisation rate to 40% by 2050.
A global environmental hub
Preserving and enhancing the Congo Basin, the planet's second-largest tropical forest, as a global strategic asset.
A well-planned and connected territory
All Member State capitals interconnected (roads, rail, river and sea routes, open skies) and 60% access to ICT services.
An inclusive and caring society
Fully developed human capital: 95% literacy, universal social coverage and full gender parity.
Modernised and sovereign institutions
All Community institutions operational, 90% of processes digitised and financial autonomy through the CCI.
Six pillars to transform Central Africa
These pillars structure ECCAS's trajectory towards 2050 and are rolled out through five-year strategic plans.
Pillar 1 — Economic, monetary, financial and trade integration
Turn ECCAS into a genuine integrated market where goods, services, capital and people move freely, in line with the AfCFTA.
Pillar 2 — Political cooperation, peace, security, governance and institutional stability
Consolidate a secure and stable environment: operationalising COPAX, FOMAC, MARAC and CRESMAC, fighting terrorism and securing maritime spaces.
Pillar 3 — Territorial planning, infrastructure development and physical integration
Complete regional transport corridors, interconnect power grids, promote renewable energy and accelerate regional digital integration.
Pillar 4 — Environmental integration, agriculture, productive and agro-industrial transformation
Turn agriculture into an engine of growth and food security, and sustainably develop the Congo Basin, the planet's second ecological lung.
Pillar 5 — Human and social integration
Invest in human capital: health, social protection, youth inclusion (over 60% of the population), gender equality, education and migration management.
Pillar 6 — Strengthening institutional governance
Move from a normative Community to a fully operational one: effective, transparent and accountable institutions, sustainably financed through the full CCI.
The horizons of Vision 2050
The Vision is implemented through successive five-year cycles, assessed every five years by the Conference of Heads of State and Government.
Institutional reform: adoption of the Revised Treaty (18 December 2019) and transformation of the General Secretariat into a Commission (2020).
Completion of Vision 2025 and review of the PSIMT 2021-2025: the Community opens a new long-term planning cycle.
First operational cycle of Vision 2050: the PSIMT 2026-2030, built on six strategic pillars with an indicative budget of CFAF 249.86 billion.
Successive five-year PSIMT cycles: each plan translates the Vision into programmes, with a five-year review examined by the Council of Ministers and the Conference.
The Vision's horizon: a peaceful, integrated, resilient and prosperous Central Africa holding a central place at regional, continental and international level.
A vision championed at the highest level
The outcome of a participatory process involving the Member States, the Commission, the specialised institutions, partners and civil society, Vision 2050 is adopted by the Conference of Heads of State and Government, the supreme political steering body. Its implementation relies on results-based management, a regional dashboard of harmonised indicators and sustainable financing based on the Community Integration Contribution (CCI). It is anchored in the African Union's Agenda 2063 and aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.