Integrating Africa
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A competitive Africa requires functional institutions and modern technology. Not just declarations of intent, but implementation capacity.
Africa trades as much as East Asia relative to GDP but without the structural transformation. The problem lies not just in the volume of trade, but in its composition and direction: exports remain concentrated in raw commodities destined for external markets, while intra-African trade—more diversified and more manufacturing-intensive—accounts for only 15
Africa trades as much as East Asia relative to GDP but without the structural transformation. The problem lies not just in the volume of trade, but in its composition and direction: exports remain concentrated in raw commodities destined for external markets, while intra-African trade—more diversified and more manufacturing-intensive—accounts for only 15
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