Ghana in Search of Regional Integration Agenda 20 region alone, the establishment of the Mano River Union(MRU) in 1973, ECOWAS in 1975 and UEMOA in 1994, created the possibility of distorting the commitment of the individual states to the ultimate aim of integration. The thrust of all these blocs is the need to have common economic policies that will improve the living standards of their populace. Among other reasons that one can offer for the proliferation, is the slow realisation of the aspirations of the treaties binding them which is as a result of lack of political will. The proliferation actually had the effect of disintegrating the sub-region. An attempt to answer the question“to which bloc should I belong?” could result in dividing the region along eccentric and not familiar lines such as the original colonial inclinations. Worst of all, the situation had the effect of duplication of efforts which tends to waste resources. However, these realities cannot be made certain considering that the organisations coming into being and the other forms of challenges took place simultaneously. For example, what could one say is responsible for retardation in integration efforts in the following scenario? A military take-over set back bilateral agreements between a neighbouring government and the overthrown government which was established through an integration institution. Unexpectedly, the new military administrators decide to be part of another integration institution that the neighbour is not a member of. Obviously, not much progress would have been made over the entire duration and for all the resources expended. In fact, these realisations expose the complex nature in which these factors challenging the integration process impacted on progress. The fact that military juntas had the power to unilaterally decide anything for the people they governed tended to disrupt earlier gains achieved as demonstrated in the political history earlier discussed. A stable democratic dispensation will largely avoid this kind of tendency that can at best be improvident. Future The future of regional integration for Africa is bright, though distant. Considering the current domestic political dispensation being enjoyed by Ghana, it is only a matter of time before the beacon of leadership in the integration mission is unquestionably placed on the country again. The trend of democratic governance being pursued in a consistent manner over the past decade, has manifested in tremendous goodwill in the eyes of the global community at large and this has once again given credibility to the country's efforts at contributing to the regional integration agenda. With the realisation that integration is a definite must for the advancement of the developmental fortunes of an endowed continent, African leaders will need to