Africa – Industrialization is not a Commodity

The industrialization of Africa, especially of sub-Saharan Africa, will not occur overnight. This is because industrializing a country or a continent is not like buying a commodity at the supermarket. It is a rather complex process that needs to be holistic. Close to 60 years after the independence of most African countries south of the Sahara (except South-Africa), it appears that industrialization is still a motto, not a reality.

In the 1960’s Africans were already projecting the industrial...