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Trade & Industry
Trade, industrialisation, AfCFTA and productive policy.
The Trade & Industry section examines trade, industrialisation and productive policy. It connects AfCFTA, manufacturing bases and export strategies.
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Dangote: The Refinery Faces the Market
Dangote: The Refinery Faces the Market
It took nearly $20 billion, more than a decade of construction and an industrial ambition rarely seen on the continent to build the Dangote refinery. It will now take only a few weeks to find out whether African capital markets are ready to accompany the next stage of its story.
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Spain–Morocco: The Indispensable Relationship
Fourteen kilometres apart at their closest point, Spain and Morocco have long maintained a relationship shaped by geographic proximity, historical mistrust and periodic crises. Yet beneath territorial, migration and diplomatic disputes, a much deeper interdependence has gradually
Southern Africa: Africa’s Industrial Core Between Mineral Wealth, Economic Integration and Structural Challenges
Southern Africa occupies a singular position within the African continent. While many African regions are primarily associated with agriculture, hydrocarbons or demographic growth, Southern Africa stands out for its industrial capacity, sophisticated financial markets, advanced t
Strategic West Africa: Economic Power, Security Challenges and Geopolitical Realignment
A region at the heart of Africa’s strategic balance
East Africa: A Region Shaping Africa’s Future
East Africa has emerged as one of the continent’s most strategically significant regions. Stretching from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean and from the Great Lakes to the Horn of Africa, it combines rapid demographic growth, abundant natural resources, expanding infrastructure, an