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AfCFTA: The industrial mandate – why Africa’s economic future depends on local value addition
Exporting raw wealth only to import expensive, finished goods is not just an economic inefficiency, it is a cycle that keeps the continent in a state of perpetual dependency. Africa currently trades at only 18% intra-continentally, a stark contrast to Asia’s 65% and Europe’s 70%. As Secretary-General Wamkele Mene noted at the inaugural meeting of… Continue reading AfCFTA: The industrial mandate – why Africa’s economic future depends on local value addition