Regional groups promoting trade (e.g., SACU, ECOWAS).

• A. AfCFTA
• B. Country Factors
• C. Trade Blocs (Africa)
• D. Technological Factors

Answer: (C)

Regional trade blocs are groups of countries that promote trade by reducing barriers and aligning trade policies. SACU and ECOWAS are examples of such groupings in Africa, created to boost trade and economic cooperation among member nations.

The best choice names this general category: Trade Blocs (Africa). It captures the idea of regional groupings formed to advance intra-regional trade and economic integration, which is exactly what SACU and ECOWAS do.

AfCFTA is a specific African trade agreement within the broader concept of regional blocs, so it fits under the same idea but is not the general category itself. The other options describe factors outside of regional trade groups—country factors and technological factors—so they don’t describe these organizations.