The harmonization of commercial law in Africa: The project related to telecommunications in the OHADA harmonization process

The article starts from the examination of the reasons of the recent trends towards legal integration and gives a brief overview on the system to pursue the objective of legal integration. Then the major form of legal integration in the African continent ‐ the OHADA ‐ is taken into consideration by giving the main features of this legal harmonization process. The article further focuses on the possibility of reaching harmonization of the legal rules on telecommunications in the countries belonging to the OHADA. The paper also presents the reasons in favour of such legal harmonization, the possible obstacles that can be faced, and suggests some hints for the drafting process of the possible future uniform act.