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Africa's Development Dynamics 2022
Regional Value Chains for a Sustainable Recovery
Africa’s Development Dynamics uses lessons from Central, East, North, Southern and
West Africa to develop policy recommendations and share good practices. Drawing on
the most recent statistics, the analysis of development dynamics aims to assist African
leaders in reaching the targets of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 at all levels:
continental, regional, national and local.
The 2022 edition explores how developing regional value chains can help African countries
rebound from the socio-economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerate productive
transformation. It targets policy areas where private and public actors can support
regional value chains when operationalising the African Continental Free Trade Area
(AfCFTA). African firms can harness digital innovations to reduce production costs,
and governments can design policies for skills development, public procurement and
foreign investment to strengthen industrial linkages. Two continental chapters examine
related African initiatives and global trends. Five chapters tailor policy recommendations
to specific value chains in each region.
Africa’s Development Dynamics feeds into a policy debate between governments, citizens,
entrepreneurs and researchers. It proposes a new collaboration between countries and
regions, focusing on mutual learning and the preservation of common goods. This report
results from a partnership between the African Union Commission and the OECD Development
Centre.
Published on May 25, 2022Also available in: French, Portuguese
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Foreword | |
| Editorial | |
| Abbreviations and acronyms | |
| Executive summary | |
| Overview | |
| Why regional value chains matter for Africa’s recovery | |
| Strengthening regional value chains in the African Continental Free Trade Area | |
| Integrating value chains in Southern Africa and the automotive industry | |
| Integrating value chains in Central Africa and the wood industry | |
| Integrating value chains in East Africa and the agri-food industry | |
| Integrating value chains in North Africa and the energy industry | |
| Integrating value chains in West Africa and the agri-food industry | |
| Statistical annex |
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