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RESEARCH • POLICY • DEVELOPMENT

The CAI serves as a strategic hub dedicated to research, policy, and development for African manufacturing industries. The organisation focuses on increasing the global competitiveness of African production, enhancing and integrating African value chains and reducing the reliance on raw material exports.

Industrilisation and manufacturing:

We advocate for and support the development of robust value chains. Our goal is to see “Made in Africa” become a global gold standard.

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Developing deep value chains

Creating an enabling environment for durable and semi-durable goods manufacturing.

Intra-African Trade

  • The AfCFTA is a future roadmap.
  • A future where goods and services move seamlessly across African borders.
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Workforce Upskilling

  • The Fourth Industrial Revolution waits for no one.
  • We are committed to closing the skills gap.

“”An hour lost at the bottleneck is an hour out of the entire system.”

The Goal

by Eliyahu Goldratt