Africa should listen and operationalise the economic report on Africa

Experts attending the Kigali launch of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA) urged African countries to put into operation, individually and collectively, policy recommendations of the 2013 edition of the report. The report, Making the Most of Africa’s Commodities: Industrializing for Growth, Jobs and Economic Transformation, recommends that a massive industrialization in Africa, based on commodities is imperative, possible, and beneficial. Members of the diplomatic corps, government officials and private sector representatives, UN staff, academia, members of the press as well as research institutions attended the launch. “The Ultimate impact of this edition should be measured in terms of how Africa will practically make the most out of its commodities to accelerate industrialization, achieve high sustainable growth, reduce unemployment and inequality and transform its economies for the benefits of an ordinary African” said Abdalla Hamdok, the ECA Deputy Executive Secretary who chaired launch ceremony.