Africa Industrialization Day

A fast-paced showcase where award-winning innovations meet strategic investors - Driving the Future of Industry. Related Sites and Documents:  Global Industry Summit . Watch innovators Meet Investors! 01:54:06 Meetings & Events

   The energy transition offers unprecedented opportunities to advance green industrialization , foster inclusive growth , and build resilient economies . A just transition can drive innovation and sustainable industries in developing and emerging economies utilizing the increasing demand for minerals vital to clean technologies . Related Sites and Documents:  Global Industry Summit . Watch The transformative power of just energy transitions for industrial development! . 01:53:31 Meetings & Events

10th AfriLabs Annual Gathering (AAG 2025). Africa's Innovation Future: Policy, Partnerships & Progress October 13–15, 2025 at United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON). Watch the Closing Ceremony - 10th AfriLabs Annual Gathering (AAG 2025)! Meetings & Events

Global Industrial Collaboration and Innovation Amidst Change. Against the backdrop of profound shifts in globalization and industrial integration, economic development faces heightened uncertainties. How to face up to the global industrial pattern, promote international industrial exchanges and cooperatio n based on a comprehensive analysis of the industrial and corporate strength of various countries, jointly explore new paths for industrial development, promote global economic recovery and sustainable development, and build a community with a shared future for mankind is a common concern of all sectors of society . In this context, it is timely and of great significance to organize and hold the " Global Industry Joint Development Forum (2025)". The forum will convene over ‌60 experts and scholars‌ from the United Nations, academia, and leading enterprises, serving as a vital platform for global industrial cooperation and innovative dialogue. Watch the global Industry Joint...

On November 20th, 2024, Africa will commemorate the 35th anniversary of Africa Industrialization Day (AID). Learn more  Africa Industrialization Week 2024 (AIW)

Accelerating productive transformation through industrialization , a higher form of value addition, is at the centre of Africa’s agenda towards sustainable development, structural transformation, competitiveness, recovery, resilience and inclusive prosperity and gained in importance in the current complex geopolitical context. The start of trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in January 2021 offers Africa the most significant opportunity for socioeconomic progress. It is as of now, Africa’s biggest development programme. The AfCFTA becomes even more relevant when viewed against the backdrop of global supply chain disruptions which are bringing in train, inflation and threats of economic recessions. An integrated continental market of 1.4 billion people and growing, opens up large economies of scale and scope that can attract investments in manufacturing and agro-processing, which in turn, can boost economic diversification and intra-African trade . Projec...