Africa-Our Motherland calling-...
“Africa’s Wealth Must Work for Africa”

Build Local Processing & Manufacturing Industries
Actions:
Invest in processing plants: Governments and private sectors should invest in cocoa grinders, aluminum smelters, textile mills, etc.

Create industrial zones: Establish agro-processing and mineral refining hubs near resource sites.

Public-private partnerships: Encourage foreign and local investors to co-develop factories with skills and technology transfer.

Example:
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire can move from just exporting cocoa beans to making premium chocolate brands for African and global markets.

Raw to Riches – Choose Key Products
Visual: Map of Africa with raw materials icons (e.g., cocoa pod, cotton, bauxite).
Caption:
👉 We grow it, mine it, and harvest it — but sell it raw.
Why not transform it here?

By Jo Ikeji-Uju
https://afriprime.net/page...