Standardization of Cooperative Law in Africa: A Comparative Analysis Between the Ohada Uniform Act Related to Cooperative Societies and the East Africa Community’sco-Operative Societies Bill

In Africa, two organizations have developedsupranational legal frameworksapplyingto cooperative societies. The first isthe Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa, in French Organisation pour l’harmonisation en Afriquedu droit des affaires(OHADA)with the Uniform Act onCooperative Societies(UA). The second is the East African Community (EAC) with the East African Community Cooperative Societies Bill 2014 (EAC Bill). The EAC Bill has notreceived the assent ofthe Heads of State in the EAC, so it is not yet an Act of the EAC Community. However, the purpose of this article is to compare these two legal frameworks. For the purpose of this analysis and comparison, the EAC Bill will be treated as if it was an Act of the Community.