Industrialization for an emerging Africa: issues paper

Abstract

This issues paper identifies the major issues and questions to be considered by African ministers on the sustainability of Africa’s economy through the development of industry. Following this introduction, Section I reviews Africa’s experience with industrialization. Section II discuses the role of industrialization in Africa’s emergence. Section III identifies key constraints to industrialization in Africa. Section IV focuses on emerging issues facing industrialization for Africa’s economic emergence. Section V addresses the issue of planning and accelerating industrialization in Africa, identifying the main challenges impeding Africa’s quest for industrial development. Lastly, Section VI discusses possible ways of financing industrialization in Africa.