Industrialists and financiers at Alamein forum urge end to raw material exports and ‘African scale penalty’

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Business leaders and political figures at the Alamein Africa Forum called for African economies to process more raw materials domestically and strengthen regional industrialization. Aliko Dangote argued that raw-material exports and fragmented regulations undermine the continent’s ability to compete at scale.

Industrialists, financiers, and political leaders at the Alamein Africa Forum called for an immediate shift toward domestic value addition and regional industrialization, warning that raw material exports and regulatory fragmentation continue to penalize African economies.   Speaking to over 1,500 business delegates, Dangote Group President and Chief Executive Aliko Dangote urged a fundamental reset in […]