ðɪ ɛnvˈɪʒənd fɹˈiː tɹˈeɪd ˈɛɹiə ʌv sˌiːˌiːˈɛnˌɛsˌeɪdˈiː wʊd biː hˈɑːɹd tə pɹˈæktɪkli ˈɪmplɪmənt, bɪkˈʌz ɪɾ ɪz ˌoʊvɚlˈæpɪŋ wɪððɪ ɛnvˈɪʒənd kˈʌstəmz jˈuːniənz ʌvðɪ ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ʌv wˈɛst ˈæfɹɪkən stˈeɪts ˈɛkaʊəz slˈæʃ sˈɛdiːˌoʊ, ˈɛkəz ænd kəmˈɛsə ænd ˈʌðɚ tɹˈeɪd blˈɑːks mˈoːɹ ɐdvˈænst ɪn ðɛɹ ˌɪntᵻɡɹˈeɪʃən.
The envisioned Free Trade Area of CEN-SAD would be hard to practically implement, because it is overlapping with the envisioned customs unions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS/CEDEAO), ECCAS and COMESA and other trade blocs more advanced in their integration.